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Portrait of Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar Bahadur

Oil Painting
ca. 1906 (painted)
Artist/Maker
K. Keshavayya (made)
Place of origin
Mysore (painted)

This painting in oil on canvas backed with card depicts HH the Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Bahadur, GCSI, GBE, ruler of Mysore, was made in 1906 by the artist K. Keshavayya in Mysore. The maharaja was born in 1884 and became ruler in 1895. The painting was given to the museum in 1923.


Object details

Categories
Indian Company Paintings
Portraits
Object type
Oil painting
TitlePortrait of Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar Bahadur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas backed with card
Oil Paint
Canvas
Card
Painted
Brief description
Oil Painting, Portrait, Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar Bahadur of Mysore, ca. 1906
Physical description
The half length portrait shows the maharaja facing to the front. He wears a Benares pink satin brocade coat, buttoned to the neck, and a pink and gold turban with a feathered 'sarpich' trimmed with pearls. His jewels are set with diamonds and emeralds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.4cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
  • Depth: 0.3cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
1. Krishna Raja Wadiyar (l. Signed on the front by the maharaja 2. Inscribed on the back with details of the artist and subject)
Credit line
Given by Mrs W. H. Charsley
Subject depicted
Sir Sri Krishnaraja Bahadur
Summary
This painting in oil on canvas backed with card depicts HH the Maharaja Sir Sri Krishnaraja Bahadur, GCSI, GBE, ruler of Mysore, was made in 1906 by the artist K. Keshavayya in Mysore. The maharaja was born in 1884 and became ruler in 1895. The painting was given to the museum in 1923.
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 71 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Jackson, Anna and Jaffer, Amin (eds), with Deepika Ahlawat. Maharaja : the splendour of India's royal courts. London, V&A Publishing, 2009. ISBN.9781851775736 (hbk.), ISBN.1851775730 (hbk.). cat. 109, p. 133
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 260-261
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.226-1923

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Record createdMarch 10, 2009
Record URL
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