Mazhar Ali Khan (painter)
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Known for | Topographical paintings, portraits |
Notable work | Delhi Book Fraser Album |
Style | Company style |
Mazhar Ali Khan was a late-Mughal era, 19th century painter from Delhi, working in the Company style of post-Mughal painting under Western influence. He was active from 1840, and is known for his noted work of topographical paintings commissioned by Sir Thomas Metcalfe's, Delhi Book.[1]
Life
[edit]He was born in Delhi. He received the rigorous Mughal training, and became a part of a dynasty of great miniature artists.
The works
[edit]While working in India as the Governor-General's Agent at the Imperial court of the Mughal Emperor, between 1842 and 1844, Metcalfe ordered a series of images of the monuments, ruins, palaces and shrines from Delhi artist, Mazhar Ali Khan. He executed 100 paintings which made it to the book.
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