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Drawing

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jaipur (made)

Brush drawing, in ink on paper, depicting a procession of Maharaja Jai Singh (1818-1835) of Jaipur. The Emperor sits on a howdah upon the back of the third of five elephants. Above his head are the letters 'H. H.'. Behind him, holding a fly-whisk, is the Thakur Letchmun Singh. The retinue is composed of courtiers, murchal-bearers and spearmen.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Painted
Drawn
Brief description
Drawing, procession of Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur, drawn in Indian ink on paper, Jaipur, 19th century
Physical description
Brush drawing, in ink on paper, depicting a procession of Maharaja Jai Singh (1818-1835) of Jaipur. The Emperor sits on a howdah upon the back of the third of five elephants. Above his head are the letters 'H. H.'. Behind him, holding a fly-whisk, is the Thakur Letchmun Singh. The retinue is composed of courtiers, murchal-bearers and spearmen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 210mm (maximum)
  • Width: 735mm (maximum)
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached height: 216mm
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached width: 747mm
object irregular in shape; 05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A procession of Maharaja Jai Singh (1818-1835) of Jaipur. The Emperor sits on a howdah upon the back of the third of five elephants. Above his head are the letters 'H. H.'. Behind him, holding a fly-whisk, is the Thakur Letchmun Singh. The retinue is composed of courtiers, murchal-bearers and spearmen.
Credit line
Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq.
Object history
Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq., 1 Church Gate Street, The Fort, Bombay. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 1912-5260M
Subjects depicted
Emperor
Procession
Courtiers
Elephants
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.286-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O403938/drawing-unknown/
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