Photo of collection object A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso) — A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso), c. 1760. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, 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, 2013.342. cc0.

A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso)

c. 1760

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Medium: Gum tempera, Ink, Gold on paper
Locations: country: India, : Farrukhabad, : Mughal
Period: Mughal
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.342
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
Rights Statement: cc0
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