Ghazi-ud-din, King of Oudh, receiving tribute
Title Ghazi-ud-din, King of Oudh, receiving tribute
Accession Number R1419-C194
Title2 Shah Zaman
Museum Name Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
Gallery Name Not Available
Object Type Painting
Medium Oil on Canvas
Main Artist Robert Home
Artist's Nationality British
Provenance Presented on permanent loan by H.M. the King Emperor (1915) June 1921
Dimensions 238 x 148 cm
Brief Description

Ghazi-ud-din Haider, Nawab Wazir of Oudh, took the title of King in 1819 and Shah Zaman was the style he then assumed.He died in 1827.

He was shown seated on a high throne under a Royal Canopy, with two orderlies standing on either side.In front a man presents tribute with a low obeisance. Several bags of coins are heaped on the floor to the left of the throne.