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| Keywords: Hamida Banu Begum, wife of Mughal Emperor Humayun.jpg Hamida Banu Begum wife of Mughal Emperor Humayun Anglo-Indian school at Lucknow circa late 19th century Opaque watercolour on warqa laid down on later card 28 1cm by 19 1cm The inscription translates Hamida Banu Begum zauja wife Shah Jahan Badshah king Collectors and dealers are usually pleased to find an old inscription on a painting assuming it to be correct but this is often - like here - not the case in this instance having a husband still to be born Identification of portraits Mughal Emperors' wives are notoriously difficult to identify due to the artists never having seen them meaning they instead painted imaginary likenesses according to contemporary notions of beauty Hamida Banu Begum's legacy is the mausoleum she commissioned Humayun's Tomb following his death circa late 19th century http //www indianminiaturepaintings co uk/Lucknow_Hamida-Banu-Begum_000495 html author PD-Art-100 Uploaded with VicuñaUploader Hamida Banu Begum | ||||
