This is an exceptional pair of antique Indian portrait paintings dating from around 1880. These exquisite paintings of Aurangzeb and Dilras Banu Begum are very finely executed in gouache and are beautifully hand gilded.Muhi-ud-Din Mohammed commonly known as Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor who ruled over the Mughal Empire for 49 years. He was a notable expansionist who expanded the empire to 4 million square kilometres making India the worlds largest economy at the time, around 1690, greater even than Qing China.Dilras Banu Begum was a member of the Safavid dynasty of Persia and a descendant of Shah Ismail I. She married Aurangzeb in 1637 and bore him 5 children. The portraits are displayed in beautiful gilded frames with soft gold cushion velvet mountsBoth portraits are in excellent condition. They make a very fine pair.The Emperor measures 27 cms by 22 cms overall including the frame. The painted panel is 15 cms by 9.5 cms.Dilras is slightly smaller with the frame at 27 cms by 20 cms and the painted panel being 15 cms by 8 UK insured delivery is £15Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.Email: We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.Height is 27cm (10.6inches)
Width is 22cm (8.7inches)
Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)