Painting / portrait

Description

Miniature portrait on ivory representing the Queen of Delhi, Begum Sahiba Zeenat Mahal, wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, 1850 (c.). Described as being possibly ‘found in the streets of Delhi’ after the siege of the British Residency, or ‘otherwise secured’ by Surgeon Valentine Munbee McMaster, 78th Regiment, during the Indian Mutiny/Uprising (1857-1858), India

Museum reference

M.1945.13.1

Object name

Painting / portrait

Date

c. 1850

Style / Culture

Indian

Materials

Ivory

Physical description

Miniature on ivory. Portrait of Queen Begum Sahiba Zeenat Mahal reclining in ornate dress, there is a vase with flowers to the far left-hand side.

Associations

British land forces: 78th Regiment
Depicted: Mahal, Begum Sahiba Zeenat, Queen, 1823 - 1886
Zafar, Bahadur Shah, Emperor, 1775 - 1862
Previous owner: McMaster, Valentine Munbee, Surgeon, 1857 (fl.) - 1858 (fl.)
War: Indian Mutiny / Uprising
Delhi, India, South Asia

On display

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