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Painting - A nobleman with ladies in a palace

A nobleman with ladies in a palace

  • Object:

    Painting

  • Place of origin:

    Mewar, India (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1740-1750 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Opaque water-colour on paper

  • Museum number:

    IS.117-1954

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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The man in this painting is probably Baba Bakhat Singh, a relative of the Maharana (ruler) of Mewar. The setting looks strikingly like the City Palace in Udaipur, where the painting would have been made, during the reign of Maharana Jagat Singh (r.1734-51). Bakhat Singh is shown walking with a lady towards a pavilion on an upper terrace of a palace, overlooking a tree-filled courtyard in which two musicians are playing. Three female attendants carry a huqqa, a fan, and Bakhat Singh's shield and sword.

Physical description

A nobleman and a lady are walking towards a pavilion on a terrace above a courtyard filled with trees, where musicians are playing. They are accompanied by three female attendants - one holds a huqqa, another a fan, and the third carries the man's shield and sword.

Place of Origin

Mewar, India (made)

Date

ca. 1740-1750 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Opaque water-colour on paper

Dimensions

Height: 46 cm with border, Width: 31 cm with border

Descriptive line

Opaque watercolour on paper of a nobleman with a female companion in a palace garden. Udaipur, c. 1740-50.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

A.Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur, Zurich, 2002, p.190; R.Cimino, Life at Court in Rajasthan, Florence, 1985, p.47.

Materials

Paper; Opaque watercolour

Techniques

Painted

Collection code

SSEA

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