A ROYAL TIGER HUNT

MURSHIDABAD, CIRCA 1810

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A ROYAL TIGER HUNT
MURSHIDABAD, CIRCA 1810
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Nawab Asaf al-Dawla sits upon a finely caparisoned elephant, laid down between minor blue margins on wide buff card, identification inscription in black nasta'liq below, mounted, glazed and framed
Miniature 13¾ x 17 in. (35.4 x 43.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This was existent in the collections at Harewood House when the tenure of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011) began, raising the possibility that the present lot was acquired by Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812-62) while in India.

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