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This portrait group was commissioned by the Peshwa shortly after James Wales arrived in Poona, western India, in 1792. Probably through the help of Wales's patron, Sir Charles Warre Malet, who was the British Resident at the Maratha Court, Wales was invited to paint portraits of many members of the court. He was assisted in this portrait by his friend, the artist and engraver Robert Mabon. They took great pains over the details of the jewellery, weapons, costumes and utensils – something insisted on by the Maratha Chiefs, who requested that these items be highlighted to contribute to an overall grand effect.

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

London

Title

Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa with Nana Fadnavis and Attendants

Date

1792

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 228 x W 186 cm

Accession number

RAS 001.014

Acquisition method

presented by the wife of Major General Archibald Robinson, 1854; on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum and other international venues

Work type

Painting

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

14 Stephenson Way, London, Greater London NW1 2HD England

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Artist or maker

James Wales

c.1747–1795

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