Portrait of a Prince with a Ruby

18th Century

Indian 18th Century

Associated Names
Indian 18th Century

Artist

The image displays a man standing in profile facing left. He has a beard, mustache, and styled black hair under a turban with a feather. He wears traditional attire with a golden robe over a pink garment adorned with intricate patterns. He holds a sword in his left hand and a jewel or decorative item in his right hand. The background is light green, with a decorative frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gold and ink on paper, with edge strips, mounted on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jutta Mosse, in memory of Rudolf Mosse

  • Dimensions

    sheet approximately: 18.73 × 9.21 cm (7 3/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35.56 × 23.18 cm (14 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.132.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jutta Mosse, McLean, VA; Gift 2016 to National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: No 153 / 2990; upper right verso in blue pencil: 1116

Wikidata ID

Q64574814

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