Jahangir

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656 - c. 1658

These are 4 of the 23 still extant copies Rembrandt made of Indian miniatures. He could have seen the precious originals at the home of a wealthy collector. They were popular collector’s items, in particular the miniatures of famous rulers, such as the emperor of the Indian Mughal empire Jahangir (1569-1629) and his successor, Shah Jahan (1592-1666), responsible for building the Taj Mahal.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1961-82
  • Dimensionsheight 183 mm x width 120 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen and brown ink, with brown, pink, and grey wash, on Japanese paper toned with light brown wash; framing line in brown ink