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Akbar with a Lion and a Calf
"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Painting by Govardhan
Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
verso: c. 1630; recto: c. 1530–50
This portrait of Akbar from the Shah Jahan album by Govardhan depicts a lion and a calf living in peace alluding to the Emperor Akbar's great efforts at creating peace and harmony with Hindu feudal rulers. He even married a Hindu Rajput princess who would become his Empress and favourite wife, Mariam-uz-Zamani. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)