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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Jaipur (made)

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a Maharaja receiving another Raja, the rulers kneel while a male and female attendant stand to either side and all wear white robes, some with gold sashes. They are on a terrace overlooking a hilly landscape, with a town atop one of the hills, and a shepherd on the hillside.

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Categories	Paintings Royalty Portraits Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Opaque Watercolour Gold Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Maharaja receiving another Raja, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Jaipur, ca. 1890, after late 18th century Bikaner original
Physical description	Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a Maharaja receiving another Raja, the rulers kneel while a male and female attendant stand to either side and all wear white robes, some with gold sashes. They are on a terrace overlooking a hilly landscape, with a town atop one of the hills, and a shepherd on the hillside.
Content description	A Maharaja receiving another Raja, the rulers kneel while a male and female attendant stand to either side and all wear white robes, some with gold sashes. They are on a terrace overlooking a mountainous landscape.
Styles	Rajasthani Jaipur
Credit line	Given by Mrs G. M. Hendley, 1989.
Subjects depicted	Ruler Servants Town Terrace
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.47-1989

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O427656/painting-unknown/

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