Keywords: Indian - Study of an Archer - Walters W885.jpg This study of an archer is of particular interest precisely because of its unfinished state It provides us with a glimpse of the process involved in creating a painting The outline of this figure boldly and swiftly sketched graphically reveals the artist's trials and alterations which would have been lost if the painting had been finished Once he was satisfied with the drawing the artist colored the face and the hands; the skin has been painted in an even dusky tone that heightens their realism Despite the idealization of the large eyes and the undulating brows the face with its noble nose and splendidly curling moustache is rendered with acuity and expressiveness ca 1750 pigments paper cm 20 2 14 8 accession number W 885 26790 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2001 place of origin Kishangarh Rajasthan India Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings of India in the Walters Art Museum Rajasthan style Men's clothing of India in art Portraits with turbans Archers in art 1750s paintings from India Kishangarh painting |