Photographs: The Trustees of the British Museum
London's National Portrait Gallery has mounted an exhibition, running till June, titled The Indian Portrait offering 60 portraits painted between 1560 and 1860 --- of Mughal emperors, holy men, courtiers and Europeans living in India -- drawn from collections in the US and Europe. 
Says Sandy Nairne, the director of gallery: 'These beautiful paintings offer glimpses into the cultures that have flourished in the Indian subcontinent, as well as authoritative images of captivating individuals living through the 300-year span of the exhibition. These exquisite depictions are wrought with dazzling skill and technical brilliance - as vivid likenesses of people, their surroundings and often radiant costumes. However formal the pose or setting, here are people brought to life with utter conviction.'
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: San Diego Museum of Art
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: Museum Rietberg Zurich
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: San Diego Museum of Art
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: Claudio Moscatelli
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: Claudio Moscatelli
London's National Portrait Gallery showcases Indian art
Photographs: Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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