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Portrait of Gadadhar Prasad

1881

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Alwar

Medium
gum tempera and gold on cotton cloth
Measurements
47.6 x 37.5 cm (18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.173
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The subject is wearing toe-rings on his right foot.

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The portrait is of a man clad in a sumptuous gold and maroon robe sitting on an armchair in a carpeted interior hung with green glass lamps. European influence is also notable in the front-facing depiction of the subject, instead of the profile-facing depiction in traditional Rajasthani portraiture. The person appears to be from a wealthy background as he wears pearl and emerald necklaces and gold bracelets.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting on cotton cloth depicts Gadadhar Prasad, a man with a medium skin tone, seated facing us. He wears a long, patterned orange robe and a gold turban, holding a white cloth. Behind him are three yellow arched niches; side windows reveal green foliage. Floral sprays decorate the gray floor and green wall panel. Devanagari script is written at the bottom.

Portrait of Gadadhar Prasad

1881

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Alwar

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