Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jaipur (made)

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, miniatures depicting the rulers of Jaisalmar.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Gold
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, rulers of Jaisalmer, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Jaipur, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, miniatures depicting the rulers of Jaisalmar.
Content description
The rulers of Jaisalmar.
Style
Jaipur
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1. Maharawal Amar Singh/2. Maharawal Sabal Singh/3. Maharawal [unclear] Sal/4. Majharwal Tej [?possibly] Singh/5. Maharawal Gaj Singh/6. Maharawal Bhim Singh/7. Maharawal Ranjit Singh (Inscribed under image, left hand side.)
  • 'The Jaisalmer family/Rajputana/No I [illegible] portrait/obtainable' (Inscribed below image, centre.)
  • 8. Maharawal Jaswant Singh/9. " Budh Singh/10. Maharawal Moobraj/11. Maharawal Akhey Singh/12. Maharawal Sabwahanji/Bahadur' (Inscribed below image, right hand side. )
Credit line
Given by Mrs G. M. Hendley, 1990.
Subject depicted
Rulers
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.46-1990

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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