Akbar
| Support Type: | Paper |
| Paint Type: | Watercolor |
| Current Location: | Victoria and Albert Museum in London, United Kingdom. |
| Location History: | The painting was initially created between 1590 and 1595 in the imperial Mughal workshops in Lahore, and it was then transferred to the royal libraries of Agra and Delhi under the rule of the consecutive emperors Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan. With the empire’s fragmentation, the manuscript was incorporated into the Awadh kingdom’s prince’s collection (also known as Oudh). Subsequently, Major General John Clarke, a British colonial officer, purchased it between 1858 and 1862 and brought it to South London. It was then sold by his widow and became part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s South Asian collection in London, the United Kingdom, after being separated from its binding. Currently, the 116-page manuscript book is stored there under inventory number IS.2:92-1896. |
Yeh painting Mughal kalakaar La'l aur Sanwala dwara banayi gayi ek prasiddh miniature artwork hai (Akbar Hunting Blackbuck with Trained Cheetahs, c. 1590–1595, Akbarnama se). Isko English me is tarah describe kar sakte hain: > What the artwork depicts: > "This 16th-century Mughal miniature painting illustrates Emperor Akbar on a royal hunt (qamargah), accompanied by his courtiers and trained Asiatic cheetahs (yuz). > Set against a rugged, rocky landscape, Emperor Akbar is shown mounted on horseback, overseeing the hunting operation. At the lower section, a trained hunting cheetah has been released from a traditional wooden bullock cart to chase down blackbucks, while another cheetah remains blindfolded under the care of royal handlers. > Beyond portraying an imperial sporting expedition, the artwork symbolizes Mughal authority, martial prowess, and the emperor's dominion over the natural world."