Nawab Mir Qasim
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Nawab Mir Qasim is a 1760 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a red-and-gold outfit sitting on a cushioned seat, holding a long stick. Around him, four others stand or kneel, dressed in white with gold accents. In front of him is a small table with a hookah, a bowl, and a cup. Behind them, a large open space with a red canopy and a distant ship is visible. The bright colors and detailed patterns suggest this was made for someone important. The scene looks like a mix of everyday life and ceremony, with careful attention to clothing and objects. Look up Romanticism next to see how this style connects to bigger art trends.
The artwork depicts Nawab Mir Qasim seated on a riverside terrace, engaged in conversation with a Hindu official, rendered in opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Mir Qasim Ali Khan, a historical ruler of Bengal for four years, is the central figure in the painting. The object's acquisition source remains unrecorded, as noted in the museum's Asia Department registers and Central Inventory during a 2023 provenance research project.
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