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

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of a young ruler riding with a groom on foot and five mounted companions; the ruler is possibly Bhau Singh.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, prince on horseback, opaque watercolour on paper, Jodhpur, ca. 1830
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of a young ruler riding with a groom on foot and five mounted companions; the ruler is possibly Bhau Singh.
Dimensions
  • Height: 270mm
  • Width: 315mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 215mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 270mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Content description
A young ruler riding with a groom on foot and five mounted companions.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in devanagri on reverse; the inscription appears to refer to Prince Bhau Singh, son of Raj Singh, or possibly of Jivraj Singh. Inscribed below in Persian.)
Credit line
Given by Col. J.G. Gayer-Anderson C.M.G., D.S.G. and Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson.
Object history
See Rod, Annals, II, p. 1097 for the execution at Jodhpur of Jivraj and his brother Mulji Dandal in c. 1820
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.165-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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