Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan — Restored Mughal Wall Art

The first Mughal emperor Babur sits enthroned as men bring gifts and sacks of tribute to mark a successful expansion of his territories. Emblematic of his role in leading the victory, his son Humayun wears a wine-and-gold robe of honor despite the Delhi heat in late April.

Marking the royal space are a carpet and canopy painted with a lapis lazuli ground. The floral vine motif called arabesque swirls around a central lobed medallion. These delicate patterns are inspired from Persian manuscript illuminations. Contemporary historians describe awnings of gold embroidery, brocade, and velvet along with colorful carpets resembling a beautiful flower bed.

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605), c. 1596–1597 or 1604. Original medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper.

Worth knowing: A clerk records the amount of tribute that Babur received from conquered kings.

Faithfully restored from museum archives and printed on premium canvas-textured fine art paper, framed and ready to hang.

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