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Portrait of Raja Karan, who was vizier to Aurangzeb
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Raja Karan depicted to the waist, turned to the left, holding a flower in his right hand, his left hand resting on a shield. Leaf 16 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 Raja Karan, die vizier van Aurangzeb is geweest. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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