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Maharaja Suraj Mal with a hawk

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  • Description

    Suraj Mal (r.1613-1618) was an early Nurpur ruler who died in exile after rebelling against the emperor Jahangir. In this posthumous portrait of the jharoka window type, the veteran warrior strokes the breast of his prize hawk. Pahari rulers were often portrayed with a hawk or falcon, as a mark of their hunting prowess and regal demeanour.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north-west India › Punjab Hills › Himachal Pradesh › Nurpur (place of creation)
    Date
    1730 - 1740
    Associated people
    Suraj Mal, Maharaja of Nurpur (ruled 1613 - 1618) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 31.8 x 26 x 2.1 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 20 x 14 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.89

  • 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. 64 on p. 152, p. 154, illus. p. 153

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