This striking & absorptive c1600 ce #IndianMiniaturePainting is one of the few 16-17th century #Mughal examples of 'The Virgin Mary Standing in a Prayer'.

From the Mary & Cheney Cowles collection, this painting fetched £152,400 at the Christies Inc. auction on the 28th April, 2026.

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'The Great Snake Advanced / Akbar Emerged Victorious'

An illustration from the first #Akbarnama

This c1590 CE painting of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar subduing a Cobra was auctioned by Christie's on 28th April, 2026 for £107,950.

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Not #Zhongnanhai Garden but in this c1650 ca #Mughal painting 'A Prince Seated on a Rock in a Garden, Reading a Book, is Approached by a Holy Man'

From the collection of the 14th Duke of Fragnito on the Bonhams sale of May 21.

Estimated: £30,000-50,000.

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'The Angel Raphael Greeting Tobias'.

This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026 (yesterday) for £254,000 against an estimated £50,000.

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