Mazhar Ali Khan (painter)

Mazhar Ali Khan
Self portrait
Born	Delhi
Died	Mughal India
Known for	Topographical paintings, portraits
Notable work	Delhi Book Fraser Album Mughal paintings
Style	Mughal

Mazhar Ali Khan is a Mughal era, 19th century painter from Delhi. He is known for his noted work of topographical paintings commissioned by Sir Thomas Metcalfe's, The Delhi Book.^[1]

Life

He was born in Delhi. He received the rigorous Mughal training, and became a part of a dynasty of great miniature artists. He started working in 1840.

The works

While working in India as the Governor-General's Agent at the Imperial court of the Mughal Emperor, between 1842 and 1844, Metcalfe ordered a series of images of the monuments, ruins, palaces and shrines from Delhi artist, Mazhar Ali Khan. He did 100 paintings which made it to the book.

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