On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.

Anglo-Indian man in a European frock coat and vest, set in an oval frame

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 458

Under Western influences, conventional modes of Indian portraiture, particularly the profile view, gave way to frontal poses, gazes that address the viewer, and increasing naturalism.

The clean-shaven, white-haired Anglo-Indian figure is dressed in the European fashion of the late eighteenth century. The gentleman from Lucknow wears the fine chikankari embroidered cotton from the region, seen in his white jama and cap. The realism of his portrait anticipates the early photographs (daguerreotypes) soon to come.

Anglo-Indian man in a European frock coat and vest, set in an oval frame, Ink and watercolor on paper

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.