The Resourceful Lover

1733–1766

Medium: Opaque watercolor and silver on paper; Rajput Style, Mewar School
Dimensions: 23.5 x 14.29 cm (9 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: Manuscripts
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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The painting features an amorous couple on a daybed near a river. As a wild elephant charges towards them, the male figure holds up a black shield and large, gold mace to protect himself and his lover. Rajput Style, Mewar School.