Jahangir Painting Fetches Record Price From: India Abroad | Date: October 27, 1995| Author: Sanjay Suri | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

India Abroad

10-27-1995

Jahangir Painting Fetches Record Price.

A 17th century portrait of the Mughal emperor Jahangir was sold for a record price of close to $1 million at an auction at Sotheby's in London.

An unknown buyer paid 573,000 (about $900,000) for the portrait of the emperor, the largest known surviving Mughal painting. This is a new world record price for any Indian painting.

The seven-foot portrait of Jahangir is unique for a time...

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