In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The equestrian portrait genre was inspired by gifts of European prints and paintings to the Mughal court. The sixth Mughal emperor is portrayed on an elegant, decorated steed, ready for battle, holding a spear, and his sword at the ready. His attendant holds the symbolic parasol over him, which is a millennia-old emblem of kingship in India. Throughout his long reign he was primarily occupied with the conquest of the Deccan, which he ultimately achieved, expanding the Mughal Empire to its greatest geographical extent.
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Emperor Shah Jahan
Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir
Dalchand
Aurangzeb
Stipple Master|Jai Ram
Prince Mathu Singh of Jatoli on a Blue Horse Riding to Udaip
Sagittarius
Stipple Master
A Master of the Mandi atelier
Portrait of Prince Murad Baksh (1624–1661)
Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah (1614-74) on Horseback