Set of eight Indian portraits. Pigments on paper India, Deccan, 18th century Height of pages: 30; Width of pages: 19 cm Height of the largest miniature: 20.5 cm Width of the largest miniature: 11 cm These eight miniatures all bear an inscription at the top, serving to identify the characters. They have labels on the back with the following names transcribed: "AZBAK TABI DIWANA IANI DIWANA" "KHAWAJA BINNAWAZ NIWAR GUIVA DARAZ" "HAZRAT UMAR RAZIULLAH ANHU" "SHAH MOHAMED GAZNAVI" "QHAZI MOHAMED HYDRABADI" "HAZARAT SYED AHAMED KABIR FANI" "MIR MHAMOOD MULLAH" and "USMAN RAZIULLAH".

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