Active Mid 1700s Collection

Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian
Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. The image of young women at play, in association with water and the fruiting of trees, such as this mango

Princess and attendant in trompe l oeil window, c. 1765. Creator: Aqil Khan (Indian
Princess and attendant in trompe l oeil window, c. 1765. Although unidentifiable by inscription or individualized portrait features, the seated figure can be recognized as a powerful royal woman

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748)... (recto), 1764
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso), 1764

Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian
Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Her mouth open slightly in song, the womans hennaed fingers strum a three-string vina

Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760; borders c. 1830s. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian
Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760; borders c. 1830s. The artist has depicted a glass or crystal duck-headed decanter adorned with a gilded grapevine motif, signaling the contents

Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)
Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. The artist has depicted a glass or crystal duck-headed decanter adorned with a gilded grapevine motif, signaling the contents

Flowering Marigold, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s), style of
Flowering Marigold, c. 1765. Trade with the Portuguese, which flourished through the 1500s to 1600s, brought many new plants to India from their territories in South America

A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)
A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Hindu women had been prominent members of Mughal harems since the time of Akbar, whose chief queen was a Hindu princess from the kingdom of Amber

Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213-1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami, c. 1760

Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian
Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains, c. 1760. Floral sprigs illuminate the central calligraphic work, and paired verses have been written in smaller script all around the border

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