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Maharao Ram Singh II's marriage celebrations at Udaipur
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Description
Maharao Ram Singh, seen twice in his elephant howdah, arrives at the Udaipur palace for his marriage to the sister of Maharana Sarup Singh, who stands with courters waiting to greet him on a terrace in front of the palace. Whip and shield in hand, Ram Singh then rides forward to strike the symbolic torana arch suspended over the zenana (harem) gateway, prior to claiming his bride.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Kota (place of creation)Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Udaipur › City Palace in Udaipur (subject)
- Date
- probably 1851
- Associated people
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Ram Singh II, Maharao of Kota (ruled 1827 - 1866) (subject)Sarup Singh, Maharana of Mewar (ruled 1842 - 1861) (subject)
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold on cotton cloth
- Dimensions
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frame 107.8 x 83.8 x 2.6 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 89 x 68 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
- Accession no.
- LI118.29
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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. 115 on p. 268, p. 19, illus. pp. 269-270
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- Returned to lender
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