Amir-ul-Umara was the second son of His Highness the Nawab Wa la Jah Mohammad Ali Khan, late Nawab of the Carnatie
Muhammad Ali was an important figure in the history of the English in India. The French and English had fought to make their own nominee Governor of the Carnatie and Clive's victories of 1751 ensured that the British candidate Muhammad Ali became ruler
A signed and dated version by Spicer was in the collection of Madame Ulmann, sold at the Paris Drouot, 7 February 1990, Lot 100