Nawab Muzaffar 'Ali Khan on Horseback
Muzaffar 'Ali Khan was governor of Ajmer under the emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48), and was killed in 1739 at the Battle of Karnal. His portrait can be attributed to Rai Kalyan Das, the artist known as Chitarman II, after the legendary artist who had worked for Shah Jahan a century earlier. Under Chitarman II’s guidance, Mughal court painting experienced a resurgence, although the size of the imperial workshop never regained the heights of the earlier period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nawab Muzaffar 'Ali Khan on Horseback
- Artist: Attributed to Rai Kalyan Das (Chitarman II) (Indian, active 1715–60)
- Date: ca. 1730
- Geography: Attributed to India
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper
- Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
W. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2009
- Object Number: 2009.317
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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Chitarman
recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50
first half 18th century
17th–18th century
ca. 1640
late 17th century
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