A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines

1755

Fayzullah

Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines, 1755. Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765). Opaque watercolor with gold on paper (recto); opaque watercolor with gold on paper (verso); 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 2013.343

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fayzullah
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper (recto); opaque watercolor with gold on paper (verso)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, recto, verso
Inscribed: Inscription: signed in two places: on capital of central pillar: 'amal - i Fayzullah ("the workof Fayzullah"), and below: bi - qalam i Fayzullah Musavvir walad - i Faqirullah Musavvir dar sanna 1755 ("by the pen of Fayazullah the painter son of Faqirullah the painter in the the year 1755")
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.343
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, The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 80, p. 263-66.
Rights Statement: CC0