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Collections

John Dixon
Omdut il Mulk, Nabob of Arcot1771

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Full-length engraved portrait of a bearded man in a pearl-draped robe and jeweled turban, holding a curved sword, with a rocky landscape behind him
Artist or Maker
John Dixon
Ireland, active England, circa 1740-1811
Title
Omdut il Mulk, Nabob of Arcot
Place Made
Ireland
Date Made
1771
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Plate: 25 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (65.09 × 38.74 cm) Sheet: 25 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (65.09 × 38.74 cm) Mat: 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal
Accession Number
M.78.148
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; Vidya Dehejia. From Merchants to Emperors: British Artists and India, 1757-1930. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1986.

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Mezzotints from the Collection
Mezzotints from the Collection
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