Dina Nath
Painting
ca. 1835-1845 (made)
ca. 1835-1845 (made)
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Dina Nath (1795-1857) was a civil administrator and counsellor of great influence at the Sikh court of the Panjab for over three decades. He was made finance minister by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (r. 1801-1839) in 1834, and eventually became a member of the Regency Council of Dulip Singh, the last ruler of the kingdom. In this lightly drawn portrait that was probably done between about 1835 and 1845, he is depicted sitting on the ground holding a petition, with his pen case and a bundle of documents before him. The painting was given to the museum by Miss M.W. Patterson in 1953.
Object details
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| Title | Dina Nath (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted using a brush, in ink with watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Dina Nath, watercolour on paper, Sikh, Punjab Plains, ca. 1835-1845 |
| Physical description | Painting, in watercolour on paper, Dina Nath seated holding a petition and facing right, to the right of the face is a second profile, also Dina Nath's. |
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| Content description | Dina Nath seated holding a petition and facing right, to the right of the face is a second profile, also Dina Nath's. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (This is written in Persian on the reverse of the picture. WGA, p. 160, notes the presence of a takri inscription,'thari dinanatha', making the same identification of the portrait.)
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| Credit line | Given by Miss M. W. Patterson |
| Production | Sikh |
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| Summary | Dina Nath (1795-1857) was a civil administrator and counsellor of great influence at the Sikh court of the Panjab for over three decades. He was made finance minister by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (r. 1801-1839) in 1834, and eventually became a member of the Regency Council of Dulip Singh, the last ruler of the kingdom. In this lightly drawn portrait that was probably done between about 1835 and 1845, he is depicted sitting on the ground holding a petition, with his pen case and a bundle of documents before him. The painting was given to the museum by Miss M.W. Patterson in 1953. |
| Bibliographic reference | Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
p. 160, cat. no. 34, fig. 81. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.174-1953 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2002 |
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