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Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur

Drawing
ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A brush drawing in ink on paper, a portrait of Raja Jai Singh II (1700-44) of Jaipur.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, ink on paper, Jaipur, ca. 1730
Physical description
A brush drawing in ink on paper, a portrait of Raja Jai Singh II (1700-44) of Jaipur.
Dimensions
  • Height: 370mm (maximum; estimate)
  • Cardboard onto which object mounted height: 425mm
  • Cardboard onto which object mounted width: 340mm
  • Width: 275mm (maximum; estimate)
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; not possible to accurately measure object due to the way in which it is mounted.
Content description
Raja Jai Singh II (1700-44) of Jaipur; traces of a pricked architectural or garden plan on the verso.
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha.
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.529-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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