Chester Beatty
Akbar's courtiers wait for news of his illness in 1561, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
Manohar
Akbar's courtiers wait for news of his illness in 1561, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian text with full-page painting (recto), half of double-page composition inscribed to Manohar, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.
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