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"Prince Feasting on a Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album

Object Name:
Illustrated album leaf
Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Geography:
India
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
13.12 in. high 8.25 in. wide (33.3 cm high 21 cm wide)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession Number:
30.95.174.29

This artwork is not on display

  • Description

    Paintings of the mid-seventeenth century depict the private life of the court, illustrating the quiet moments of the emperors, queens, princes, and princesses in a manner very different from their formal portraits. Such paintings are interesting for their rendering of the precious objects that filled the palaces, from containers of ivory, jade, and enameled glass to jewelry

  • Provenance

    Theodore M. Davis, New York (by 1914–d. 1915); On loan from his estateduring settlement of estate (1915–30); In permanent possession of The Metropolitan Museum of Artsince 1930

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