Located near the famous Chhota Imambara, Hussainabad Picture Gallery was founded by Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah (the third Nawab of Awadh) in 1838. The gallery is housed in a beautiful building that is among the most-visited tourist spots in the city. The gallery preserves some rare and life-size portraits of the various Nawabs of Lucknow. It is believed that these paintings were made on elephant skin and that the colours used to fill them were prepared from diamonds.
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