[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Painting # Painting This is the left side of a double composition, the right side of which is Museum no. IS.2:78-1896. It is an illustration to the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) and depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) receiving news of the birth of his first son, Prince Salim. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1585–1595 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-79-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-79-1896) · Pramāṇa