Fragment of Maharaja Pratap Singh with ladies of the royal harem Artist Sahiba Ram (ca. 1740-1800),
Fragment of Maharaja Pratap Singh with ladies of the royal harem Artist Sahiba Ram (ca. 1740-1800), Jaipur Court, RajasthanThis fragment from what was once a full-size portrait of the Jaipur ruler Pratap Singh (reigned 1779–1803) focuses the viewer’s attention on the royal women who cluster around the king’s body. With hands decorated in red henna, the women grasp gold wine flasks, lift drinking cups to smiling lips, and caress their sinuous tresses. In court painting as well as poetry, the beautiful women who attended a king were testaments to his charisma and power. (Freer-Sackler) -- source link
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