Raja Surjan Singh
Painting
ca. 1690 (made)
ca. 1690 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Raja Surjan Singh of Bundi in Akbar period costume. He wears transparent jama with pointed side flares, pink trousers diapered with a blue leaf motive, blue and gold embroidered shoes, orange patka with brocaded ends, tight gold turban and scarf slung over the left shoulder and under the right arm. Green grass, yellow background dissolving into orange. Copy of an earlier portrait, perhaps part of a set of famous Rajas executed for the lesser nobility.
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Title | Raja Surjan Singh (generic) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Raja Surjan Singh, opaque watercolour on paper, Bikaner, ca. 1690 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Raja Surjan Singh of Bundi in Akbar period costume. He wears transparent jama with pointed side flares, pink trousers diapered with a blue leaf motive, blue and gold embroidered shoes, orange patka with brocaded ends, tight gold turban and scarf slung over the left shoulder and under the right arm. Green grass, yellow background dissolving into orange. Copy of an earlier portrait, perhaps part of a set of famous Rajas executed for the lesser nobility. |
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Content description | Raja Surjan Singh of Bundi in Akbar period costume. He wears transparent jama with pointed side flares, pink trousers diapered with a blue leaf motive, blue and gold embroidered shoes, orange patka with brocaded ends, tight gold turban and scarf slung over the left shoulder and under the right arm. Green grass, yellow background dissolving into orange. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (handwritten on object)
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Credit line | Given by the family of the late Sir William Rothenstein. |
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Accession number | IS.344-1951 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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