A Rajput Royal Riding in a Palanquin
17th century
Description
A Rajput prince or emperor sits cross-legged inside a palanquin. He holds up a circle of beads in his right hand. The palanquin is flanked and carried by two male attendants. The dabs of pigment serve as cues to instruct the painter on how the work should be colored. Rajput Style.
Dimensions
21.6 x 19.1 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Unnamed art dealer working near the Red Fort, Delhi] (October 24th, 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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