Portrait of Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of India

Title
Portrait of Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of India
Year/Period
1797
Region
London
Object Type
engravings (prints)
Material
Paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimension
Object size: 34.0 x 25.0 cm,
Image size: 30.5 x 21.0 cm
Accession No.
2017-01015
NLB Type
Print

Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India. He was responsible for raising the military and navalk strength of the East India Company. This portrait depicts Hastings in an oval frame, flanked by two Indian men, with the one on the right in an obedient posture.