Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons, c. 1690, 15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Ink, colors and gold leaf on paper, India, 17th-18th century, Fakir Khan, shown seated here with his four sons, was a member of Shah Jahan's court (reigned 1627-58) at Delhi; each sitter is identified in Persian. Royal portraiture was introduced to India with the Mughal conquest in the sixteenth century. Many of these idealized portraits reveal subtle modes of representation through which Indian rulers reasserted their power and achievements. For instance, Fakir Khan's royal status is conveyed

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