"Prince Feasting on a Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album
We see a scene of princely leisure with a diverse group of male figures which include beautiful young men, an old sage, and earnest readers of poetry. The delicacies before the princely figures at center include pomegranates, grapes, melon and nuts, with exotic bottles and dishes all around. This scene is based on an earlier version of the same subject in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, with certain figures replaced and reworked.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Prince Feasting on a Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album
- Date: late 17th–early 18th century
- Geography: Attributed to India
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Painting: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
W. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)9 1/2 - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.95.174.29
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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first half 18th century
17th–18th century
ca. 1640
recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40
late 17th–early 18th century
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