A portrait of a Sikh nobleman, Punjab Hills

circa 1840 seated in a relaxed posture on a circular carpet, reclining against a large violet bolster, his right hand holding the nozzle of a hookah, his left hand stroking the dog seated at his side, another dog reclining in the foreground, an attendant standing behind waving a fly-whisk, a maidservant kneeling before him; circular format, lavender inner border, foliate spandrels, dark blue outer border with white rules image 8 7/8 by 6 7/8in. (22.5 by 17.5cm.).