A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

c. 1760

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760. India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper (recto); ink on paper, six lines of Persian poetry (verso); miniature: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.341 Rolled-up textiles could be let down to enclose the space of an open pavilion.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper (recto); ink on paper, six lines of Persian poetry (verso)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, recto, ink, lines, persian, poetry, verso
Dimensions: Miniature: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast 'aliq calligraphy Translation: Your separation has become my companion of old,/ My chagrin for you a soother of sorrows of old,/ My aching for you, my daily guest,/ Your branding mark my memento of old,/ O gentle breeze, beware of reminding the beloved/ Of me, humble-hearted and in the dust, of old.
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.341
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>Beauty in Asia</em>. Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore (May 3-September 23, 2007).
Rights Statement: CC0