Cleveland Museum of Art

A European Woman Pouring Wine into a Cup

Date

c. 1710–20

Medium

gum tempera and gold on paper

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman looks sharply, almost surreptitiously, to one side as she pours wine from a red glass bottle. She has long and curly tresses and a green beret inspired by European styles, though she wears Indian jewelry. Images loosely based on prints that made their way to India from Europe were in vogue in Rajasthan during the 18th century. The black-and-white coloration and shading of her face indicate that this painting was made to look like a colored etching.

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