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Portrait of Shivaji
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shivaji (1627-1680) is depicted up to his hips, to the left, with a sword in his right hand and a lance (?) in the armored left hand. Sheet 46 in the 'Witsen-Album', with 49 Indian miniatures of princes. Above the portrait a piece of paper is pasted with the name in Persian. Below the portrait a piece of paper is pasted with the name in Portuguese.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of Shivaji. c. 1675 - c. 1685. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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