A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.131
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.131
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c20.s2.131
An early portrait (with a seal dated A.H. 1072 = A.D. 1661–2) of the celebrated Nawāb Shāyista Khān, afterwards the opponent of Job Charnock in Bengal, is the work of Ustād Gyān Chand, apparently a Sikh artist, and is, perhaps, as good as any of Shahjahān's time. The Nawāb is represented seated. The artist has relied on his mastery over line rather than on colour. The tints are subdued, the cushion being pink. The price of this admirable drawing is noted as 170 rupees, or about £20. (Plate CXXXI).