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Govardhan

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Govardhan also called Giriraj, is a key pilgrimage centre in India and a municipal town; a nagar panchayat; seat of an MLA of Uttar Pradesh; a Tehsil, in Mathura district in India in the state of Uttar Pradesh. About 23 kilometres from Mathura, the town is on the road link between Mathura and Deeg.

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Artworks (6)

Portrait of the Aged Akbar

1635 · Gum tempera and gold on paper

Image: 25.2 x 16.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in.); Overall: 27.5 x 18.8 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

1625 · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Image: 20.3 x 14.3 cm (8 x 5 5/8 in.); Sheet with border: 37.5 x 25.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Antelope and deer hunt

1602 · Gum tempera and gold on paper

Image: 20 x 11.8 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword

1600 · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso

Page: 17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)

1597 · ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto)

Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)

1596 · ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (recto); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (verso)

Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)
1597 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)
1596 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword
1600 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Antelope and deer hunt
1602 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
1625 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of the Aged Akbar
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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