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A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto)

A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto)

c. 1760

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India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century

Gum tempera and gold on paper

Miniature: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.)

Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.341.a

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Rolled-up textiles could be let down to enclose the space of an open pavilion.

Description

Before a terrace pavilion in the women’s quarters of a palace, a royal woman stretches to show off her figure in accordance with age-old Indian poetic imagery. Female musicians provide entertainment, and attendants hold bottles of wine at the ready. Scenes of enjoyment in sumptuous domestic spaces pervaded the artistic repertoire of the imperial court and regional centers of northern India throughout the late 1700s, following the themes set by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

See also
Collection: 
Indian Art - Mughal
Department: 
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Credit line: 
Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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