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The Western elements of the man's clothes, and the style of his European sword, are broadly dateable to the second half of the 16th century, suggesting that the anonymous Mughal artist based his painting on a Western portrait. However, the loose, voluminous trousers are the kind worn by Europeans living in India and adapting their clothes to the climate, making any conclusions about the artist's inspiration tentative. The subject's overall appearance, and the colours of his clothes, are similar to another portrait of a European in the V&A, IM 386-1914. \r\nThe painting was bought from Mr Arthur Churchill in 1913 as a portrait of Sir Thomas Roe. Roe arrived in India in 1616 as the first official English ambassador to the Mughal court, but this painting bears no resemblance to contemporary Western portraits of him.","physicalDescription":"One of two paintings, on either side of the same piece of paper, in opaque watercolour. On this side, a bearded man stands obliquely against a landscape, leaning on a long sword of European style, dressed in baggy trousers, white shirt with soft ruffle and open at the neck, European style jacket and black velvet cap. In the background are two hills with small figures climbing up the paths towards a shrine at left and a small town at right. 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