Notable and his servant, India, probably Deccan, Hyderabad, first half of the 18th century Pigments and gold on paper depicting a full-length raja wearing a white turban with floral decoration matching his jama. He holds a talwar in his right hand, a katar in his wide belt. Opposite him, a maid with a long purple veil presents him with a huqqa. In the background, a thin shrub with flowering branches furnishes the background. The scene is surrounded by a pinkish margin in several elements, some of which are gilded. Annotations on the back with the number 3759. Dim. page : 33,9 x 23,7 cm ; dim. painting : 30,2 x 17,9 cm Polychromy jumps, stains, hole, damaged margin. By its iconography of the notable smoking a huqqa carried by a servant or a maid in a landscape of great simplicity but also by the exaggerated ratio of proportion between the characters marking a social differentiation, this painting could be compared to the portrait of Aristu Jah, Prime Minister of Hyderabad, kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (IS.163-1952). A Nobleman and his Servant, India, probably Deccan, Hyderabad, first half of the 18th century Private collection from Paris from 1975 to 2000 - first part (lots 120 to 173).