A Hindu princess committing suttee against the wishes of the Emperor Akbar but with his reluctant consent. Gouache.

  • Naw'ī, Mohammad Rizā, -1610.
Date:
[between 1700 and 1799]
Reference:
11923i
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A Hindu princess committing suttee against the wishes of the Emperor Akbar but with his reluctant consent. Gouache. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Other depictions of this scene are found in a manuscript in the British Library, MS Or. 2839, fol. 17v (see J. Losty, The art of the book in India, London c.1982, pp. 98-99, and N. Titley, Miniatures from Persian manuscripts, London 1977, p. 135) and a manuscript in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, no. P. 268, fol. 31v (see N. Titley, Persian miniature painting, London 1983, pp. 121-122)

In the right foreground, on horseback, is Prince Dāniyāl, Akbar's eldest son, from whom Nau'ī received the story

Publication/Creation

[between 1700 and 1799]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache, with gold ; image 22.6 x 16 cm

References note

The Lancet, 25 January 1997, p. 292 (reproduced)

Notes

Mount decorated with blue, orange and pink borders with foliate patterns in gold

Reference

Wellcome Collection 11923i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in 'Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now' at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 7th October 2023 - 28th January 2024, and The Box, Plymouth, 17th February - 2nd June 2024.

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