A bust portrait of a man wearing a turban covered in jewels, carrying a bulse. On the wall behind is a plan of the Battle of Hastings. In 1786 Warren Hastings forwarded a giant diamond from the Nizam of the Deccan as gift for George III, which was reported as a bribe from Hastings by his enemies
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For possibly related prints, see no. 6966 and no. 6978 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Nizām ʻAlī Khān, Nizam of Hyderabad, 1734-1803. and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818.
