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Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur

Painting
1724 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur in a palace with several female attendants, including a musician. The painted space is compartmentalised through the inclusion of architectural features to denote space.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMaharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur in palace with ladies, opaque watercolour on paper, Mewar or Udaipur, 1724
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur in a palace with several female attendants, including a musician. The painted space is compartmentalised through the inclusion of architectural features to denote space.
Dimensions
  • Height: 465mm
  • Width: 295mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 415mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 250mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur in a palace with several female attendants.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Devanagari inscription on the reverse. )
Object history
IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros.
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
IS.119-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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