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Maharaja Man Singh

Painting
early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, the Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur is shown in a red robe and turban, with a halo, standing against a green background. He is holding a sword in one hand and a flower in the other. The sky has red and gold clouds.His head is enclosed by a green nimbus with gold radiations. He stands against an expansive, streakily painted green field; three stylised banks of gold cloud float in the streaky orange and blue sky above. There is a cerise border, patterned with gold conical leaf motifs with curling tips, between gold inner and outer margins with black rulings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMaharaja Man Singh (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Kishengarh, early 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, the Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur is shown in a red robe and turban, with a halo, standing against a green background. He is holding a sword in one hand and a flower in the other. The sky has red and gold clouds.His head is enclosed by a green nimbus with gold radiations. He stands against an expansive, streakily painted green field; three stylised banks of gold cloud float in the streaky orange and blue sky above. There is a cerise border, patterned with gold conical leaf motifs with curling tips, between gold inner and outer margins with black rulings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 383mm
  • Width: 262mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 326mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 223mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
The Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur is shown in a red robe and turban, with a halo, standing against a green background. He is holding a sword in one hand and a flower in the other.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.14-1978

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Record createdJuly 1, 2003
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