A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night — Restored Mughal Wall Art

Before a terrace pavilion in the women’s quarters of a palace, a royal woman stretches to show off her figure in accordance with age-old Indian poetic imagery. Female musicians provide entertainment, and attendants hold bottles of wine at the ready. Scenes of enjoyment in sumptuous domestic spaces pervaded the artistic repertoire of the imperial court and regional centers of northern India throughout the late 1700s, following the themes set by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century, c. 1760. Original medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper.

Worth knowing: Rolled-up textiles could be let down to enclose the space of an open pavilion.

Faithfully restored from museum archives and printed on premium canvas-textured fine art paper, framed and ready to hang.

• Enhanced matte paper framed poster
• Sizes: 12×16 in and 18×24 in
• Frame colors: Black, Red Oak, White
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