Palladian garden-house near Madras. By a Madras artist, c.1790. Inscribed on mount: ‘House built by Thomas Powney Esq., 2 miles from Fort St George on the Mount Road.’ Water-colour; 6.5 by 13.25 ins. Purchased 10 August 1957. Note: Thomas Powney (1721-82) was a free merchant living in Madra...
Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan.. Artist(s): Muhammad 'Azim (fl.1854)
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Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan, ambassador of Saiyid Muhammad Khan, ruler of Herat, to Kabul, kneeling with clasped hands on a rug, dressed in a grey robe and pinkish turban. Inscribed in Pesian characters: ‘Taswir i ‘alijah hajji al-Haramain Hajji Khair Allah Khan ilchi i sarkar i sardar S...
Portrait of Saiyid Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib.. Artist(s): Muhammad 'Azim (fl.1854)
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Portrait of Saiyid Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib, Councillor of the Amir of Afghanistan. Full-length, dressed in green robe and turban and holding a long staff in his left hand. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Taswir i sulalah al-sadat al-‘uzzam Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib ‘amal i Muhammad ‘Azim asamm abkam’ (P...