General of the Imperial Guard to the Grand Mughal, Akbar Shah II, Delhi, India. In plumed turban, embroidered blue robe with full skirts, jeweled sash belt, armed with sword and dagger. General des Gardes de l'Empereur, Delhi. After an illustration by Reginald Heber in Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India. Handcoloured stipple engraving on steel by Choubard after an illustration by Leopold Massard from Collection de portraits et costumes des differens peuples qui habitent les cinq parties du monde, Armand-Aubree, Paris, 1837.

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