Lot Essay
Two portraits of other Indian notables painted by Benjamin Hudson (fl. 1847-1862) were sold at Christie’s, South Kensington, 13 April 2010, lot 286. They are very similar in style to our present portrait.
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STYLE OF BENJAMIN HUDSON, MID 19TH CENTURY
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A PORTRAIT OF A BENGALI NAWAB
STYLE OF BENJAMIN HUDSON, MID 19TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, the moustachioed noble wearing rich gold-embroidered robes and a red headdress sits, his arms in his lap holding in one hand a lion hilted dagger, minor crackelure to surface, in a heavy gilt frame
Painting 29 7/8 x 23¾in. (76 x 60.3cm.)
STYLE OF BENJAMIN HUDSON, MID 19TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, the moustachioed noble wearing rich gold-embroidered robes and a red headdress sits, his arms in his lap holding in one hand a lion hilted dagger, minor crackelure to surface, in a heavy gilt frame
Painting 29 7/8 x 23¾in. (76 x 60.3cm.)
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