Early 19th century A.D. A pair of watercolours, each showing a nobleman standing right, leaning on a sword, concentric borders and gold-coloured stipple-effect, signed by an Iranian artist Assad Irani; both mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 2.45 kg total, each 42 x 32 cm (16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.). Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.