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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
A court beautyfront

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A court beauty

  • loan

  • Description

    This flamboyant picture of an idealised heroine is an enhanced version of the languorous female figures often found in Rajput palace mural decoration. It can be attributed to Chokha, the son of Bakhta (his painting Rawat Gokul Das at the Singh Sagar is also featured below [LI118.80]), who worked both at Udaipur and the minor court of Deogarh during the first quarter of the 19th century. His idiosyncratic works are full of brio and eclectic invention.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Udaipur (place of creation)
    Date
    1805 - 1810
    Artist/maker
    attributed to Chokha (active 1799 - c. 1826) (artist)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold and silver on cotton cloth
    Dimensions
    frame 139.8 x 82 x 4 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 124 x 60 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton,
    processed material › textile › cotton,
    processed material › metal › gold,
    processed material › metal › silver
    Technique index
    assembled › woven,
    woven,
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    more
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.32

  • 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. 112 on p. 260, p. 20, illus. p. 261

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    • Returned to lender

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