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Porträt eines Unbekannten
Portrait of An Unknown Man
Foto: Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB - Annette Hiller

Portrait of An Unknown Man, ca. 1700–1800

ArtistUnbekannt (Persien)
MediumBodycolour with gold on parchment
Sheet dimensions21,4 × 15,1 cm
Place of originSouth Asia
Status
on display, room 004
About the workThe portrait shows a member of the court of the Mughal Empire, a state in northern India that was ruled by Muslim emperors for several centuries. The unknown figure is wearing the typical “jama”, a cloak that is tight-fitting on the upper part of the body but flared below like a skirt. Such portraits were sought-after collectors’ items among Europeans up until the nineteenth century and in Indian trading hubs they were often produced specifically for the Dutch, British and French markets.
AccessionAcquired from the Hetjens museum before 1954
Provenance[…]; o. D. Laurenz Heinrich Hetjens (Düsseldorf 1830 - 1906 Aachen); vor 1954 übernommen vom Hetjens-Museum, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberK 1954-99
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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