Portrait of the Nawab Safdar Jang, North India, Oudh, ca. 19 - Lot 237

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Portrait of the Nawab Safdar Jang, North India, Oudh, ca. 19 - Lot 237
Portrait of the Nawab Safdar Jang, North India, Oudh, ca. 1900 Gouache and gold on paper depicting the nawab standing on a terrace, facing left, a document in his right hand, his left hand resting on the handle of his talwar. He is bearded, wearing a white turban with golden braid, gold sarpush and aigrette, his face nimbed. He is dressed in a white jama with a golden belt and covered with a coat with a fur collar and floral decoration matching his boots. In the background, a procession of elephants on the bank of the river overlooking the terrace. Painting framed by two black and gray borders and a brown margin speckled with gold on which stands out an inscription in a white reserve bordered with red, in Persian nasta'liq identifying the subject "Portrait of the deceased Nawab Safdar Jang". Page size: 30.5 x 20 cm; painting size: 22.7 x 14.5 cm Some paint chips, damaged corners. Provenance: Bonham's, London, April 5, 2011, lot 271. The nawab Safdar Jang, born Mirza Muhamamd Muqim, was appointed governor of Oudh by Emperor Muhammad Shah in 1739 before being appointed Prime Minister of Hindustan by Ahmad Shah upon his accession to the throne in 1748. Dismissed five years later, he returned to Oudh where he died shortly afterwards. He is buried in New Delhi. Other painted portraits of the nawab are known such as the one in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London made around 1750 (CIRC.228-1922). A Portrait of Nawab Safdar Jang, North India, Oudh, c. 1900
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