Nobleman seated against bolster
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.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.
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nobleman seated against bolster
- Date: mid–19th century
- Geography: Made in India, Lucknow
- Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
W. 3 in. (7.6 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Collection of James Ivory
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art