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: Or1988.09.09

: Eastern Art

: painting

: Painting in colours on mica sheet from album of 74 paintings, "Major Dillon's Book": "A Nawab in his seat", nawab standing on 3 steps, sword in left hand, with 4 male attendants right, and 6 to his left, hand-knotted wool-pile carpet front.

: Thanjavur (Tanjore), India, South Central Asia, Asia

: 1830-1839

: Purchased, date unknown