A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto)
1755
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1755
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a young prince, blindfolded, being pulled by an older woman toward a princess holding a paper. This painting shows a moment from a story where a princess chooses her husband—but it also hints at real power struggles in 18th-century India. Women behind the scenes often controlled the Mughal court, especially when weak emperors ruled. The artist signed and dated it, so we know it was made during a time of upheaval. To see more art like this, look up Mughal.
