Masterpieces

KETTLE, Tilly

Exeter, 1735 - Alep (Syria), 1786

Shuja-ud-daula, nabab d'Oudh (1731-1775) et son fils ainé Mîrzâ Mânî
Shuja-ud-daula, nabab of Oudh (1731-1775) and his eldest sonMîrzâ Mânî

1772

Oil on canvas

H. 2.43 m; W. 1.69 m

Signed and dated (lower right) on the basis of the pilaster : Kettle Pinxit / 1772

Versailles, domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon

Inv. MV 3888

Painting

Painted at Faiabad in 1772.
Given by Shuja-ud-Daula to J.B.J Gentil before 1775
by inheritance, collection baronne Gentil who sold it to the king Louis-Philippe in july 26 1845 for the galeries historiques of Versailles.

18th century

Bibliography

Gentil, 1822, p310-315

Archer, Apollo, 1972, p96-106

Olivier Meslay, Arlette Serullaz, Barthélémy Jobert, cat. exp. D'Outre-Manche, l'art britannique dans les collections publiques françaises, Paris, Musée du Louvre, 19 septembre - 19 décembre 1994, éd. de la RMN, 1994, p.56, n°21