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Bahadur Singh

Painting
ca. 1791 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercoluur on paper, depicting Raja Bahadur Singh with his children. They are seated on a carpet, with attendants around.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBahadur Singh (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bahadur Singh with his children, opaque watercolour on paper, Bhoti, ca. 1791
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercoluur on paper, depicting Raja Bahadur Singh with his children. They are seated on a carpet, with attendants around.
Dimensions
  • Height: 185mm
  • Width: 247mm (maximum)
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Bahadur Singh with children.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • (inscribed on the reverse in Persian)
    Translation
    'Bahadur Singh and his sons'
  • (inscribed on the front over each of the children in Nagri.)
    Translation
    [subjects' names]
    Transliteration
    'Mian Jai Singh. Mian Naro Singh, Mian Laku Singh'
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 61, cat. no. 3.
Collection
Accession number
IS.179-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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