A male member of William Fullerton's household seated on a European chair smoking a 'huqqa' and holding a sword and a 'lota'
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A male member of William Fullerton's household seated on a European chair smoking a 'huqqa' and holding a sword and a 'lota' is a 1760 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A man sits shirtless on a wooden chair, wearing bright red pants. He holds a curved sword in one hand and a small metal cup in the other. A long green tube runs from a clay pipe to his mouth, like he’s about to smoke. The background is mostly empty—just a plain wall and a strip of green grass at the bottom. The pipe he’s using is called a *huqqa*, a type of hookah common in South Asia at the time. The mix of his clothing and the European-style chair shows how different cultures blended in this period. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A man dressed in a red *lungi* or *dhoti* sits on a European-style chair on an empty terrace, smoking a *huqqa* while holding a sword under his arm and a *lota* in his hand. In the background, a green hedge is visible. The work is one of seven portraits depicting Indian men and women, and the subject may have been a *chaukidar*. It was later transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design.
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