Lot Essay
As mentioned in the identification inscription above, this painting depicts Hamida Banu Begum (c.1527-1604) who was a wife of the Mughal Emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor, the Emperor Akbar.
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INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A LARGE PORTRAIT OF HAMIDA BANU BEGUM
INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper, wearing an ornate headdress with a white plume, pearl necklaces and a light blue tunic, holding the hilt of a tulwar, within calligraphic margins in naskh script verging on nasta'liq, mounted, framed and glazed
22 ½ x 17 ¼in. (57.2 x 43.8cm.) visible
INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper, wearing an ornate headdress with a white plume, pearl necklaces and a light blue tunic, holding the hilt of a tulwar, within calligraphic margins in naskh script verging on nasta'liq, mounted, framed and glazed
22 ½ x 17 ¼in. (57.2 x 43.8cm.) visible
Engraved
In the upper cartouche: Shabih khas Hamida Banu Begum zawjat awwal Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun Padshah, 'Personal likeness of Hamida Banu Begum first wife of Humayun'
In the cartouches around the sides and at the bottom: Details of her biography including her lineage
In the cartouches around the sides and at the bottom: Details of her biography including her lineage