Audience on a Terrace

Artist Unidentified artist

Dateearly 19th century

MediumInk, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper

Dimensions14 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches (36.5 x 26 cm)

CultureIndian

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Noyes Huston, Class of 1932

Terms

Paintings
Gold
Ink
tempera
watercolors
Architecture
Balustrades
Buildings
Canopies
Carpets
Costume
Cushions
Flowers
Headdresses
Jewelry
Pillows
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Plants
Princes
Rugs
Smoking
Terraces
Textiles
Paper
Indian

Object number75.032.002

Label CopyThis portrait, possibly of Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur (reigned 1803-43), follows conventions established in Mughal portraiture, showing the ruler meeting one-on-one with a courtier or member of the royal household. The setting is often a terrace and the figures are shown in conversation, sometimes while smoking a water pipe (hookah). The grandly dressed maharaja holds a rosary in one hand and the mouthpiece of his water pipe in the other, while a finely jeweled katar blade attached to his sash is prominently displayed, indicating his rank. The smaller figure opposite him might be one of his sons.

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