Raja Pratap Chand

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kangra (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Raja Pratap Chand (r. 1850-1864) of Lambagraon, seated on a swing with his mistress, in a downstairs room of a palace, while above, the same woman is depicting watching a storm from the turret, and outside, Pratap Chand is seen leaving her.

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Categories	Paintings Royalty Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Raja Pratap Chand (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Raja Pratap Chand of Lambagraon, swinging with his mistress, opaque watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1845-1850
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Raja Pratap Chand (r. 1850-1864) of Lambagraon, seated on a swing with his mistress, in a downstairs room of a palace, while above, the same woman is depicting watching a storm from the turret, and outside, Pratap Chand is seen leaving her.
Dimensions	Height: 283mm (maximum) Width: 192mm (maximum) 12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Raja Pratap Chand (r. 1850-1864) of Lambagraon, seated on a swing with his mistress, in a downstairs room of a palace, while above the same woman watches a storm from the turret, and outside he is seen leaving her.
Style	Kangra
Object history	From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary).
Subjects depicted	Love Ruler Woman Lovers Palace Turret Storm Pratap Chand
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.50-1954

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433061/raja-pratap-chand-painting-unknown/

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