Painting
ca. 1740-1750 (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, nobleman with ladies in palace, opaque watercolour on paper, Mewar, ca. 1740-1750 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, 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. |
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| Content 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. |
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| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | IS.117-1954 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2006 |
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