[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Painting # Painting The painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, is a portrait of an old man facing right with both hands held out in a gesture of supplication as his gaze is raised heavenwards. He cradles a long thin staff against the crook of his right arm and carries a small dark book thrust into a green scarf tied round his waist. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1650–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-48-11-b-1956](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-48-11-b-1956) · Pramāṇa