Public domain
Portrait of Shah Alam, son of Aurangzeb born after Sultanji; he was first governor of the Deccan; after marching against Sambaji, son of Sivaji, he turned against Sultan Abu'l-Hasan and is now waging war against him
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shah Alam is depicted to the waist, turned to the left, both hands before him on his sword, in his belt a kattan. Sheet 11 in the 'Witsen Album', with 49 Indian miniatures of princes. Above the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Persian. Below the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Portuguese.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Shah Alam, zoon van Aurangzeb die na Sultanji werd geboren; hij is eerst gouverneur (subagar) van Deccan geweest; nadat hij vervolgens ten strijde was getrokken tegen Sambaji, de zoon van . c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Similar works
Portrait of Muradbakhsh, son of Shah Jahan, born after Shuja, who during his father's time reigned over Gujarat; after his father's death Aurangzeb killed him and took possession of Gujarat
Portrait of Dalil-khan, grand vizier to Aurangzeb, who was governor of the province of Deccan; he was of Rohela Pathan origin
Portrait of Bahlul-khan, commander-in-chief of Sultan Sikander, who is now ruler of Bijapur
Portrait of Dara Shikoh, eldest son of Shah Jahan, who ruled the province of Delhi during his father's lifetime; after his father's death, Aurangzeb had him killed and became ruler of Delhi himself
Portrait of Mirza Ilich Khan, who was vizier to Aurangzeb
Portrait of Shah Mirza; during the reign of Sultan Abul Hasan he served as commander of the cavalry (sar-khayl) after Sayyid Muzaffar