Created as part of a series of 5 intricate butterfly compositions named ‘The Empresses’, ‘H10-2 Nūr Jahān’ by Damien Hirst is composed of a laminated giclée print printed on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter. 

Each work in the series is named after a heroic Empress from throughout history which they had a major impact on their subjects. Nūr Jahān, was the de-facto Empress of the Mughal Empire during the later years of her husband Jahāngīr’s reign. During her time as Empress she achieved unprecedented political power which she used to secure “a more than royal position”.