A nobleman
Son of Ruknuddin
dated 1687
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Accession Number
S2018.1.44
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionIndiaSouth Asian and Himalayan Artmanportraitturbanwindow
About this artwork
A half-length portrait of a noble facing right with his right arm resting on a gold-bordered orange textile draped over a window ledge. His turban is draped in pearls, he wears numerous rubies, and his gold coat has a fur collar. The profile portrait within a jharokha window and the pale green ground are drawn from Mughal painting.