Wonder no more. The engraver Renold Elstrack (1570-1625?) made the print which I show here, published by John Stafford (1631-1665). The wonderful bpi1700 (British Printed Images To 1700) website has this image, and a small description.
"Portrait of the Mogul Emperor Jahangir, three-quarter length in a lettered oval, long moustache, wearing turban with beads, embroidered tunic, and bead necklace, and holding a falcon. Engraving."
Who was Renold Elstrack? In his time, he was considered the finest engraver around. He produced mainly portraits and maps; his attention to detail and beauty of composition made his productions highly desirable. A collection of his art is available at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
1 comments:
Great find.
"The true portraiture of the Great and Most Potent Monarch. Padesha Shahsallem caled (?) the Great Mogoll of the Easterne India. King of forty kingdoms"
//Dude dug falcons. That's the only thing I want when I invent the time-machine and become a Moghul emperor.
(word ver.: "farsity")
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