Nawab Amir Khan
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Nawab Amir Khan is a 1850 paint by Govind, a mughal_painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a white robe and turban, standing against a plain green background. He holds a long stick in one hand and has a black bag slung over his shoulder. His outfit has patterned stripes on the chest, and he wears yellow shoes. The sky above is a soft blue, and the whole scene is framed by a red border with a yellow line inside it. The handwriting at the bottom names the painting *"The first Nawab of Oudh in Bagpata."* The colors are flat with no shading, and the figure looks stiff and formal. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
