Nawab, afterwards King, Ghazi al-Din Haidar of Oudh (1814-27) entertaining Lord and Lady Moira to a banquet
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Ghazi al-Din Haidar (Nawab and, after 1819, King of Oudh, 1814-27) entertaining Lord and Lady Moira to a banquet in his palace. Paintings of horses, mirrors and girandoles decorate the walls and above the window is the coat of arms of the kings of Oudh. The river Gumti is seen through the door...
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...
Portrait of Ernest Binfield Havell (1861-1934). Artist(s): Ishwari Prasad (c.1870-1950)
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Portrait of Ernest Binfield Havell (1861-1934), half-length, seated on an ivory chair, a red, rolled blind above. By Ishwari Prasad, a Patna artist working in Calcutta, c.1904. Water-colour; 7.75 by 5.25 ins. Presented by the subject’s daughter, Lady Sonia Wilson, together with Photo 273, 18 ...
Admiral Hughes, holding his tree-corned hat in his had, stands facing Mrs. Oakeley who wears a panniered dress and elaborate feathered head-dress.
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Admiral Hughes, holding his three-cornered hat in his hand, stands facing Mrs Oakeley who wears a panniered dress and elaborate feathered head-dress. Inscribed: ‘Admiral Hughs & Mrs. Oakeley. 64.’ Gouache; 10 by 7.5 ins. Note: Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (1720?-94) was Commander-in-Chief, E...
A prince in a Persian costume kneeling pouring wine, with fruit and flowers. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Mughal, fl. c.1630-40)
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A prince dressed in Persian-style costume with a green turban and ochre-yellow coat, kneels pouring wine from a jewelled bottle into a cup. A gold dish of pomegranates and a blue-and-white vase of flowers are at his side. By Muhammad Khan, Mughal, dated AH1043/AD1633-34. Inscribed on gold dish...
European man and woman dressed in Elizabethan costume standing holding hands
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A European gentleman and lady dressed in Elizabethan costume stand facing one another in a landscape, the gentleman grasping the lady by the hand. Mughal, c.1620-30. Gouache with gold. 144 by 97 mm. Reproduced: Burns (1925).
