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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 Pratap Singhfront

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Maharaja Pratap Singh

  • loan

  • Description

    In these twin studies of Maharaja Pratap Singh (r.1778-1803) by his artist Sahib Ram, the royal features are delineated with deliberation and economy of line. The enlarged, leaf-like eye and brow curved like a bow belong to ancient Indian poetic traditions of beauty. Many such drawings were made as cartoons for mural or panel paintings, some depicting scenes of Krishna with Radha and the gopis.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Jaipur (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1790
    Artist/maker
    attributed to Sahib Ram (c. 1750 - 1820) (artist)
    Associated people
    Pratap Singh, Maharaja of Jaipur (ruled 1778 - 1803) (subject)
    Material and technique
    brush drawing on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 86.7 x 73.4 x 2.6 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 72.3 x 58.7 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing
    Object type index
    visual representation › drawing,
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.43

  • 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. 111 on p. 258, illus. p. 259

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