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Portrait of a Raja, possibly Kharak Singh

  • Description

    The declining Pahari (Punjab Hill) tradition of painting continued for a time under the patronage of the Sikh rulers of the Punjab. This shrewd-eyed Raja seated against his gaddi cushion may be the Dogra Rajput ruler Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1845 - 1850
    Associated people
    possibly Kharak Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab (ruled 1839 - 1840) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 40.6 x 27.9 cm (height x width)
    painting 23.8 x 16 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1960.
    Accession no.
    EA1960.186

Location

    • First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India

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