Nobleman on a Terrace, ca. 1780, Attributed to India, Murshidabad, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 34 x 21.3 cm, Codices, The spare setting, limited palette, and figural style assign this painting to the late Mughal center of Murshidabad. The portrait may represent Mir Jafar Khan, nawab of Bengal, who infamously abandoned Shuja' al-Daula at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and was rewarded by the British with the throne of Bengal
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Nobleman, Terrace, ca, 1780, Attributed, India, Murshidabad, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, gold, paper, 34 x 21.3 cm, Codices, spare, setting, limited palette, figural style, assign, painting, late Mughal, center, portrait, represent Mir, Jafar, Khan, nawab, Bengal, infamously abandoned, Shuja, al-Daula, Battle, Plassey, 1757, rewarded, British, throne
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