Nawab with his Consort
16th– 17th Century CE
TSM Accession: 1147
Pleach No: PIF/00DMP22
Title: A Nawab with his Consort
Style: Golconda School – Deccani Miniature
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 14 x 28 cms
Period: 16th – 17th century CE
Rights: Telangana State Museum, Hyderabad
Documented by: Pleach India Foundation, Hyderabad
Deccani royal portraiture, prominent under the Qutb Shahis in the 16th and 17th centuries, vividly captures courtly elegance and cultural refinement through intimate portrayals like this illustration of a Nawab and his consort.
The painting displays a Nawab, seated regally on a golden chair, offering a flower to his consort, who stands before him holding a golden tabak. Both figures are lavishly attired and adorned in gold jewelry. The background features a typical Deccan landscape contrasting with the white architectural structures.
