Maharao Umed Singh of Kota

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kota (made)

Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, of Maharao Umed Singh, ruler of Kota 1771-1819, mounted on horseback, with spear raised in pursuit of a wild boar. Three attendants accompany him. The scene takes place against a brilliant yellow background.

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Categories	Paintings Portraits Hunting Royalty Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Maharao Umed Singh of Kota (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Opaque Watercolour Gold Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Maharao Umed Singh of Kota hunting boar, painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Kota, 1771
Physical description	Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, of Maharao Umed Singh, ruler of Kota 1771-1819, mounted on horseback, with spear raised in pursuit of a wild boar. Three attendants accompany him. The scene takes place against a brilliant yellow background.
Content description	Maharao Umed Singh, ruler of Kota 1771-1819, mounted on horseback, with spear raised in pursuit of a wild boar. Three attendants accompany him. The scene takes place against a brilliant yellow background.
Style	Kota
Credit line	Given by Col. T. G. Gayer-Anderson CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Maj. R. G. Gayer-Anderson
Object history	From the Gayer-Anderson collection
Production	Dated samvat 1828, equivalent to AD 1771
Subjects depicted	Ruler Equestrian Boar Hunting Maharao Umed Singh
Bibliographic reference	Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no. 3, fig. 36, p. 54.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.561-1952

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Record created	June 27, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O81776/maharao-umed-singh-of-kota-painting-unknown/

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