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Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk

Painting
ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Hyderabad (made)

Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk, identified in the Persian inscription above his head, rides an elephant decorated in the flamboyant court style of the period, and is himself richly bedecked with jewellery. The shield and fly-whisk carried by his attendants are emblems of royalty. The painting was done in Hyderabad, Deccan, in about 1795.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleNawab I'tisam al-Mulk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Gold
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hyderabad, ca. 1765
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk, processional scene showing the Nawab on an elephant, accompanied by two bodies of retainers and soldiers, against a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.7cm
  • Width: 40.5cm
Content description
Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk, processional scene showing the Nawab on an elephant, accompanied by two bodies of retainers and soldiers, against a blue ground.
Styles
Deccan
Mughal
Credit line
Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E
Object history
Gifted by Sir Robert Nathan.
Subjects depicted
Elephant
Soldiers
Noble
Nawab I'tisam Al-Mulk Bahadur, Mir Abbas Ali Khan
Summary
Nawab I'tisam al-Mulk, identified in the Persian inscription above his head, rides an elephant decorated in the flamboyant court style of the period, and is himself richly bedecked with jewellery. The shield and fly-whisk carried by his attendants are emblems of royalty. The painting was done in Hyderabad, Deccan, in about 1795.
Bibliographic references
  • Swallow, Deborah and John Guy eds. Arts of India: 1550-1900. text by Rosemary Crill, John Guy, Veronica Murphy, Susan Stronge and Deborah Swallow. London : V&A Publications, 1990. 240 p., ill. ISBN 1851770224, p.122, pl.103.
  • Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 102, cat. no. 86
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.258-1921

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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