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Portrait of Thakur Utham Ram

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Thakur Utham Ram by an unknown artist. The image shows a man sitting on a red and orange patterned seat and a yellow patterned rug. The man wears a white long-sleeved tunic and white pants. He has a black mustache and black hair. He wears a black and red turban with a yellow flower on it. The man holds a hookah hose in his right hand to his mouth. The hookah hose is black with a silver mouthpiece. The hookah base is on the right, on the floor. The base is round and silver. The floor is green with a yellow patterned rug under the man's seat. The wall behind the man is blue. There is a white ledge along the wall. The image has a yellow border. There is writing along the bottom edge.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Jhilai)
Dimensions
600 × 489 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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