Francis Swain Ward (British, 1734-1794)
The Palace of the late Nabob of Arcot
pencil and watercolour, unframed
44 x 56cm (17 5/16 x 22 1/16in).
pencil and watercolour, unframed
44 x 56cm (17 5/16 x 22 1/16in).
Estimate:
£500 - 700
US$ 780 - 1,100
€580 - 820
US$ 780 - 1,100
€580 - 820
Footnotes
- The Nabob of Arcot, Muhammad Ali Khan (1717-1795) was a keen Anglophile and ally to the British East India Company who ruled the Carnatic region of South India. The portrait of the Nabob and his five sons by Tilly Kettle was the first oil painting of an Indian ruler to be shown in London.
Category: Fine Art / Pictures
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