Title

Mughal portrait of a Princess seen at a window holding a jewel

Caption

Mughal portrait of a Princess seen at a window holding a jewel. She faces left and is dressed in a transparent robe over a flowered skirt. She is richly bejewelled and wears a tall gold flowered hat with a black aigrette and a transparent veil falling over her shoulders; the window blind above her and the hanging draped over the sill are decorated with flowers on a gold ground, on an album leaf with a border of silver and gilt leaves on a dark blue ground, four lines of nasta'liq calligraphy on the verso on a gold and silver ground. Dated 18th Century

Date

18th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A19_454

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 11,6in x 20,0in / 3487 x 6014 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Painting Painted Paint Mughal Mogul Mughal Empire Mogul Empire Empire Persian Persia Iran Iranian Text Script Manuscript Handwriting Hand-Written Nasta'liq Princess Window Jewel Transparent Robe Skirt Flowered Flowers Floral Fashion Textiles Textile Hat Aigrette Veil Blind Window Blind Draping Drape Gold Golden Album Leaf Silver Gilt 18th Century