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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)
Maharaja Kirpal Pal of Basohli smoking a hookahfront

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Maharaja Kirpal Pal of Basohli smoking a hookah

  • loan

  • Description

    In this vibrant reinterpretation of a Mughal portrait convention, Maharaja Kirpal Pal (r. c.1678-1693) sits smoking his hookah on white floor-spread laid over a striped durree. His attendants are shown in smaller scale. Kirpal Pal was a successful warrior and a generous patron of art and learning. The jewelled pendant at his chest may be an heirloom, given by Shah Jahan to his forebear Bhupat Pal, depicted in the previous painting [LI118.38].

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north-west India › Jammu and Kashmir › Mankot (probable place of creation)
    Date
    1685 - 1693
    Associated people
    Kirpal Pal, Maharaja of Basohli (ruled c. 1678 - 1693) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 33.9 x 43.7 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 22 x 32.1 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold,
    processed material › metal › silver
    Technique index
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.37

  • 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. 61 on p. 146, pp. 18, 148, & 150, illus. p. 147

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    • Returned to lender

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