An unidentified ruler
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An unidentified ruler is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in traditional Indian clothing, standing and holding a flower. He wears a long, patterned coat and a turban, and has a long beard. The background is a solid blue color. The man's clothing and the style of the painting suggest that it is from the Romanticism movement. The use of bold colors and the focus on the subject's emotions are characteristic of this style. If you're interested in learning more about this type of painting, you might want to look up the Romanticism movement.
The painting depicts an unidentified ruler dressed in a short brocaded coat and a long muslin *jama*, holding a flower. It is one of eight works in a set linked to a tradition that Deccan artists traveled to Madras and Tanjore, creating prototype sets of types and castes later adopted for Tanjore paintings under British patronage. The watercolor entered a private collection before 1849 and was donated in 1920 by Miss Todd Naylor, with provenance records indicating family ownership prior to that date.
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