Untitled
1774
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1774
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1774 paint by Muhammad Husseyn, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a Rajasthani princess wearing a white muslin sari and jewelry. She's standing on a balcony with a beautiful view. The princess is holding a pearl necklace with a large red stone, and she has a garland of flowers around her throat. The artist wrote his name and the date on the balcony. To learn more about the style and technique used in this painting, look up the technique of sfumato.
A bust portrait in opaque watercolour and gold on paper depicts a Rajasthani princess facing left, wearing a thin white muslin sari edged with gold and a muslin choli, adorned with jewellery and a garland of flowers around her throat. In her upheld hands she holds a pearl necklace with a pendant set with a large red stone, likely a spinel. The foreground features a terrace balcony inscribed in Persian with the artist’s signature and the date 1188 AH (AD 1774–75), while trees appear in the background.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Muhammad Husseyn kept a tiny studio above a spice shop, where he painted on scraps of paper between tea breaks.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
