A Nobleman listening to an ascetic North India, ca. 1700 Watercolour, opaque pigments and gold on paper. Depicting a elderly Depicting Nobleman wearing white robes and a turban with red sash across the waist, holding a staff in the left hand. To the front an ascetic holy man wearing a long green robe hanging over the left shoulder. Both figures kneeling on a rug with a scrolling plant motif. Border with gold flecks and a panel to top and bottom with Arabic texts. Measurment: 21 x 14 cm