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Wajed Ally
Felice Beato1858–1859
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Seated portrait of Mir Wajid Ali, a "darogha" or an official in the court of Wajid Ali Shah, the last King of Awadh or Oudh, who was noted for rescuing two British women in Lucknow in 1858. He wears an ornate garment and a round cap, and rests an arm on a table covered with a tablecloth with a foliage motif.
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Details
- Title: Wajed Ally
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: 1858–1859
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 18.5 × 14.4 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XA.420.92
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Attributed to Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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