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Maharao Ram Singh of Kota in durbarfront

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Maharao Ram Singh of Kota in durbar

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  • Description

    Maharao Ram Singh II (r.1827-1866), seated on the left, receives another chief, probably from a Central Indian kingdom, at a durbar reception in a garden pavilion. In front of them the visitor’s ceremonial gifts are laid out, comprising eight trays of fine textiles and jewellery and European style candlesticks.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Kota (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1850
    Artist/maker
    attributed to Kishan Das (active c. 1850) (artist)
    Associated people
    Ram Singh II, Maharao of Kota (ruled 1827 - 1866) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 54.2 x 44.3 cm (height x width)
    painting 40.5 x 30.6 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold,
    processed material › metal › silver
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.17

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 114 on p. 266, illus. p. 267

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