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Title: An Indian Dancing Girl with a Hookah
Aternate title: Dancing - girl Faizabad
Timeline: 1772
Artist: Tilly Kettle, 1735–1786
Place of origin: British, active in India (from 1769 to 1776)
Source: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Horse rider from moraqqa of mughal paintings by followers of mir kalan khan, Faizabad, 1780 @ChristiesInc lot100
A Woman of the Court at Faizabad, India by Tilly Kettle, 1735–1786, British, active in India (1769–76)
Date:1772
Medium:Oil on canvas
Credit Line:Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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OTD Imam Baksh Nasikh died in 1838 in Lucknow.
He was born in 1775 at Faizabad. During his childhood, he came to Lucknow & learned Persian & Arabic. He was also fond of wrestling. He was inspired by Mir Taqi Mir & wanted to became his disciple but Mir refused!
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'An #Indian Dancing Girl from #Faizabad, with a #Hookah'.
From #PaulMellonCollection, a beautiful 1772 CE painting by #TillyKettle, the 1st prominent #British portrait artist to operate in #India is with @YaleBritishArt Yale Centre for British Art, USA.
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Maqbara of Bahu Begum #Faizabad in a vintage photo. it is said that she had in will gave 3 lakh sicca (rupees?) for construction of her maqbara. over her grave to Darab Ali Khan.