Maquette, 2006 Polyurethane, epoxy resin, paint, taxidermy and precious gemstones 34.3×83.8×50.8cm
In October 2006 Raqib Shaw exhibited as part of Tate’s Art Now, a series of exhibitions at Tate Britain focusing on new work by emerging artists. For his exhibition Shaw took as inspiration the work of Hans Holbein a Sixteenth Century German artist and printmaker. It was Hans Holbein’s painting The Ambassadors that Shaw first encountered on arriving in London from Kashmir at the tender age of sixteen.