A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto)

1755

Fayzullah

Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto), 1755. Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper (recto); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.343.a A gigantic crocodile swallows a horse and rider attempting to cross the river.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fayzullah
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper (recto)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, recto
Inscribed: Inscription: signed in two places: on capital of central pillar: 'amal - i Fayzullah ("the workof Fayzullah"), and below: bi - qalam i Fayzullah Musavvir walad - i Faqirullah Musavvir dar sanna 1755 ("by the pen of Fayazullah the painter son of Faqirullah the painter in the the year 1755")
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.343.a
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Rights Statement: CC0