A Prince in Persian costume pouring wine Lithographs from India Like many artists in the

Like many artists in the Mughal court

This painting is a part of that album

This was also coupled with a discovery of petroleum by the British in Khuzestan which spawned an intense British interest in Persia by the Empire and its companies

The style of portraiture created during his reign changed dramatically with the influx of European prints into India

had previously owned them (1731-75)

A Prince in Persian costume pouring wine Lithographs from India Like many artists in theThis piece of art is from the Dara Shikoh album, a collection of paintings and calligraphy that Dara Shikhoh put together in the 1630s. Dara, the elder brother of Aurangzeb and Shah Jahan's chosen successor, was a wise example of how unorthodox Hindu faiths can coexist peacefully. He was an unconventional, liberal minded Muslim who contended for the fusion of Hinduism's Vedanta philosophy and Islamic Sufism. In Aurangzeb's orthodox eyes, this rendered