Bichitr

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Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46)
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46)
by Bichitr
Mughal India, Court of Jahangir (reigned 1605 - 27), possibly Lahore · probably 1619 · Gum tempera and gold on paper
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur
by Bichitr
Mughal India · Bichitr · c. 1619
A portrait by Bichitr of the Punjab Hills raja — a vassal ruler who would later rebel against Jahangir. Bichitr, signing his name in the lower margin, was Jahangir's most psychologically acute painter.
Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)
Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)
by Bichitr
India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan · illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658 · Gum tempera and gold on paper