Standing Portrait of a Man with a Flower in Each Hand
early 19th Century
Description
Standing and facing left is a male figure. He wears a turban, a long robe (jama), armlets, a waist sash (patka), and shoes. Tucked into his waist sash is a punch dagger (katar). Small tufts of dark hair peak from beneath his turban. His neck has been shaded, which emphasizes the pallor of his face. The marks all over his face suggest small pox. He holds up, in each hand, a small flower.
Dimensions
21.6 x 19.1 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[H.C. Mehra], Calcutta (November 16, 1953); purchase by L.C. and P. Wyman, American couple; gift to Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury (1960s); purchase by Kathy Burton Jones [Norman Hurst], Hurst Gallery, 53 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge (2004); gift to Harvard Art Museum (2009).
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