The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Portrait of Prince Murad Baksh (1624–1661)
c. 1655
(1627–58)
Overall: 20 x 12 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
This portrait depicts the Mughal prince Murad Baksh in his early 30s, at the height of his power and promise. He wears a golden coat of honor with fur collar and the swords and shield of a military officer. As the youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, he was intimately involved in the struggles for succession. In 1658, he sided with his brother Aurangzeb (1618–1707) against their eldest brother, the crown prince, whom they defeated in a decisive battle that led to the crown prince’s eventual assassination in 1659. Aurangzeb then turned on his youngest brother, Murad Baksh himself, and had him imprisoned and finally executed in 1661.- ?–1917(Imre Schwaiger [1868–1940], London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1917–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat.no. 29
- Martial Art of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).For Modern America from the Ancient Near East. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.1066