Three Noblemen in Procession on an Elephant, ca. 1790, Attributed to India, Hyderabad, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Page: H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm), Codices, Painting by Venkatchellum (active 1780s–90s), This painting of a royal procession is attributed to Venkatchellam, court painter to Mir Nizam 'Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II (r. 1762–1803), the Nizam of Hyderabad. While the landscape and background are only sketchily indicated, the men seated in the palanquin are depicted in great detail, down to their necklaces, of which every pearl is raised from the surface of the page
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Three Noblemen, Procession, Elephant, ca, 1790, Attributed, India, Hyderabad, Opaque watercolor, gold, paper, Page, H, 18 3/4, 47.6 cm, Codices, Painting by Venkatchellum, active, 1780s–90s, painting, royal procession, attributed, Venkatchellam, court painter, Mir Nizam, Ali Khan, Asaf Jah, II, r, 1762–1803, Nizam, landscape, background, sketchily indicated, men seated, palanquin, depicted, great detail, down, necklaces, every pearl, raised, surface, page
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