Portrait of Sultan Abdullah
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
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 gold jewelry. The background features a typical Deccan contrasting with the white architectural structures.
The painting portrays a Nawab seated regally on a golden chair, offering a flower to his consort. He has a thick moustache and a powerful posture, adorned in a white robe, red brocade pants and a gold-short Patka. His consort stands before him, dressed in a blue dupatta and red brocade paijama, holding a golden tabak. Both figures are lavishly decorated with gold jewellery. The background features a typical Deccan landscape with a clear sky, birds in flight, dense green Champa trees and pine-like trees, contrasting with the white architectural structures.
