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Maharaja Sirdar Singh of Kishangarh
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Description
Maharaja Sirdar Singh (r.1757-1766) sits on a lakeside terrace, holding a turban ornament (sarpesh) in one hand, a flower in the other. This fine portrait is probably by Amar Chand, a leading court painter of the time.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Kishangarh (place of creation)
- Date
- 1760 - 1770
- Artist/maker
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probably Amar Chand (active c. 1765) (artist)Kishangarh School (active late 17th century - late 19th century)
- Associated people
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Sirdar Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh (ruled 1757 - 1766) (subject)probably Sirdar Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh (ruled 1757 - 1766) (commissioner)
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 55.4 x 40.1 cm (height x width)
painting 17.3 x 12.9 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1999.
- Accession no.
- EA1999.6
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Further reading
Haidar, Navina Najat, ‘The Kishangarh School of Painting, c.1680-1850’, 1996, p. 159, fig. 138
Location
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- currently in research collection
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