Miniature portrait of Sir Henry Lawrence (1806-57). Artist(s): Ghulam Husayn Khan (fl. 1830-68)
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Portrait miniature of Henry Lawrence, half-length, full face, with beard. He wears a black coat, blue waist-coat with watch-chain, white shirt and black neck-cloth. c.1847. Water-colour on ivory; 4.25 by 3.25 ins. Mounted in velvet-lined leather case. Purchased from Mrs R. Vandeleur, great-nie...
Nawab on a terrace. Artist(s): Muhammad Reza Hindi (fl.1763-1764)
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A nawab on a terrace. By Muhammad Reza Hindi, Mughal, dated 1763-64. Purchased 10 December 1962. Signed in Persian: ‘raqam-i kamtarin muhammad reza-i hindi, 1177’ (the work of the humble Muhammad Reza ‘the Indian’, AH1177/AD1763-64). Gouache with gold; on an album page with dark blue border....
Add.Or.2411-2414 4 mica paintings depicting rulers, probably of Tanjore. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1850. Gouache on mica; 6 by 4.25 ins. Purchased 1 ...
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Add.Or.2411-2414 4 mica paintings depicting rulers, probably of Tanjore. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1850. Gouache on mica; 6 by 4.25 ins. Purchased 10 December 1962. Note: Add.Or.2411-2513 were purchased at the same time and came from the same collection (Sotheby’s sale, 1962).