A nobleman
National Museum of Asian Art

A nobleman

Son of Ruknuddin · dated 1687

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

A half-length portrait of a noble facing right with his right arm resting on a gold-bordered orange textile draped over a window ledge. His turban is draped in pearls, he wears numerous rubies, and his gold coat has a fur collar. The profile portrait within a jharokha window and the pale green ground are drawn from Mughal painting.

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