An illustration from the 'British Library/Chester Beatty' Akbarnama, mounted on a leaf from the Farhang-i Jahangiri of 1608: A Mughal army from the Punjab defeats the army of Gakhars and captures Sultan Adam, the painting attributed to Sur Das...

gouache heightened with gold on paper, inscribed at upper right with 1 line in Persian in black nasta'liq script, within a narrow orange border comprising a gold scrolling floral vine, ruled in colours and gold, verso with 35 lines of Persian text in red and black nasta'liq script from the Farhang-i Jahangiri of Jamal al-din Husain Inju, within a narrow blue floral border, the margins decorated in gold with cloud bands, floral vines, birds and animal heads

painting: 22.5 by 12.1cm; leaf: 34 by 21.6cm.

Condition Report:
The paper in fragile condition, minor paper losses to edges of folio, the margins with scattered worm-holing and light staining, the lower edge of the painting has partially separated from the lower margin of the folio, the painting in overall good condition, strong pigment colours with minor loss and slight rubbing on image and orange border, minor areas of discolouration, the inscription at upper right is slightly rubbed, verso with light staining to text panel, minor pigment losses to blue floral border, as viewed.