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Portrait of Sayyid Muzaffar; during the reign of Sultan Abul Hasan he served as commander-in-chief (peshwa)
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Portrait of Sayyid Muzaffar; during the reign of Sultan Abul Hasan he served as commander-in-chief (peshwa)

anonymous · c. 1686 · brush; paper; deck paint; gouache (paint); gold leaf

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sayyid Muzaffar depicted to the waist, turned to the left, holding a strip of paper in his hands. Leaf 28 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 description
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drawingIndian miniatureNicolaes Cornelisz. Witsenruler, sovereign
Credit linePortret van Sayyid Muzaffar; ten tijde van Sultan Abul Hasan heeft hij als opperbevelhebber (peshwa) gediend. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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