# 18th-century India

Time and place · hang 749 · 14 works

Works made in India in the 18th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## First room, north wall

1. [Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/princess-and-attendant-in-trompe-l-oeil-window-cma-132821), Aqil Khan, c. 1765. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/princess-and-attendant-in-trompe-l-oeil-window-cma-132821?hang=749)
2. [Mahadevi, the Great Goddess](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/mahadevi-the-great-goddess-met-38039), Unrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1725. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/mahadevi-the-great-goddess-met-38039?hang=749)
3. [Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/maharana-sangram-singh-riding-a-prize-stallion-met-72589), Stipple Master, ca. 1712. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/maharana-sangram-singh-riding-a-prize-stallion-met-72589?hang=749)
4. [Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/raja-balwant-singh-s-vision-of-krishna-and-radha-met-38009), Nainsukh, ca. 1745–50. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/raja-balwant-singh-s-vision-of-krishna-and-radha-met-38009?hang=749)

## First room, south wall

5. [Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/celebrations-of-krishna-s-birth-from-a-bhagavata-purana-cma-154260), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1725–30. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/celebrations-of-krishna-s-birth-from-a-bhagavata-purana-cma-154260?hang=749)
6. [Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/head-of-krishna-cartoon-for-a-mural-of-the-raslila-met-37877), Sahib Ram, ca. 1800. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/head-of-krishna-cartoon-for-a-mural-of-the-raslila-met-37877?hang=749)
7. [A Lady Playing the Tanpura](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-lady-playing-the-tanpura-met-38038), Unrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1735. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/a-lady-playing-the-tanpura-met-38038?hang=749)
8. [Holi Festival in a Walled Garden with Celebrants](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/holi-festival-in-a-walled-garden-with-celebrants-aic-210513), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1764. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/holi-festival-in-a-walled-garden-with-celebrants-aic-210513?hang=749)

## Second room, south wall

9. [Royal Women Feeding Fish](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/royal-women-feeding-fish-aic-131912), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1740. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/royal-women-feeding-fish-aic-131912?hang=749)
10. [Maharaja Bijay Singh in His Harem](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/maharaja-bijay-singh-in-his-harem-met-64533), Unrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1770. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/maharaja-bijay-singh-in-his-harem-met-64533?hang=749)
11. [Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/radha-and-krishna-walk-in-a-flowering-grove-recto-krishna-fl-met-65594), the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750–75 (verso). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/radha-and-krishna-walk-in-a-flowering-grove-recto-krishna-fl-met-65594?hang=749)
12. [Great Indian Fruit Bat](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/great-indian-fruit-bat-met-456949), Bhawani Das, ca. 1777–82. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/great-indian-fruit-bat-met-456949?hang=749)

## Second room, north wall

13. [Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/krishna-lifting-mount-govardhan-cma-162094), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1780–90. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/krishna-lifting-mount-govardhan-cma-162094?hang=749)
14. [Ruler Entertained by Dancers in a Paradise Garden](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/ruler-entertained-by-dancers-in-a-paradise-garden-aic-76890), Unrecorded Indian maker, Late 18th century. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-india/ruler-entertained-by-dancers-in-a-paradise-garden-aic-76890?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by unrecorded makers of India](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/unrecorded-india?hang=749&via=continue) (21 works)
- [More Mughal and Rajput painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/mughal-and-rajput-painting?hang=749&via=continue) (40 works)