Portrait of a Standing Man
Artist/Culture
Mughal
Artist/Culture
Indian
Date18th Century
Mediumwatercolor, ink, and gold metallic paint on paper
Dimensionsoverall: 37.5 x 26.6 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in)
image: 22.5 x 14.2 cm (8 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
image: 22.5 x 14.2 cm (8 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsNon-Western Miniatures
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Briel in memory of David H.P. Magill
Object number1970.126
Label TextThe psychological portrait, meticulously finished, became an important subject of Mughal painting during the reign of Akbar the Great (1556-1605) and remained a dominant interest in of court artists throughout the Mughal period. This portrait of an unidentified subject reflects a taste for trenchant realism in the immediacy and personality conveyed by the naturalism of the head and face.ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Karl L. Briel, Millbury MAOn View
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