A Lady with Attendants

Artist:: Attributed to Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)

Date:: ca. 1775–80

Culture:: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)

Medium:: Ink and transparent watercolor on paper

Dimensions:: Image (sight): 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (16.8 x 26 cm)
Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Classification:: Paintings

Credit Line:: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008

Accession Number:: 2008.359.30

Not on view

This sketch fits within the body of preparatory work by the Seu family painter Nainsukh. In particular, the facial features and the drapery conventions are elements that relate to a well-known series by him. The use of light color washes provides insight into how this artist worked toward finished paintings.

Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA)

Timelines
South Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs

Artist: Workshop active in the generation after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) Date: ca. 1790 Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper Accession: 1987.424.13 On view in:Not on view

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Artist: Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) Date: ca. 1775–80 Medium: Red ochre and wash on paper Accession: 2008.359.23 On view in:Not on view

Krishna Subdues the Serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna River: Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series

Artist: Attributed to a follower of Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) Date: ca. 1780 Medium: Ink and wash on paper Accession: 2008.359.24 On view in:Not on view

Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Artist: Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) Date: ca. 1780 Medium: Ink, ocher and underdrawing Accession: 2008.359.22 On view in:Not on view

Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)

Artist: First generation after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) Date: ca. 1785–90 Medium: Ochre on paper Accession: 2008.359.29 On view in:Not on view