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Rao Narain Das

Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Rao Narain Das standing on terrace, with a sword and shield, dressed in white with a red, green and gold belt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRao Narain Das (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Rao Narain Das on terrace, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Bundi, ca. 1830
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Rao Narain Das standing on terrace, with a sword and shield, dressed in white with a red, green and gold belt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 346mm
  • Width: 289mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 219mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 164mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Rao Narain Das standing on terrace, with a sword and shield, dressed in white with a red, green and gold belt.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(handwritten on object; transliteration and translation from register description)
Translation
'Rao Narain Das son of Lado, grandson of Bairo'
Transliteration
'13 Rao Narain Das-ji Lada-ji ka beta Bero-ji ka pota'
Credit line
Given by Cary Welch Esq., 1955.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no 18, p. 13
Collection
Accession number
IS.96-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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