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Painting

ca. 1760 - ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kulu (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Raja Tedhi Singh of Kulu (1742-1767) smoking a huqqa. He wears a belted white robe and turban, with yellow floral design.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Raja Tedhi Singh of Kulu smoking, opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Raja Tedhi Singh of Kulu (1742-1767) smoking a huqqa. He wears a belted white robe and turban, with yellow floral design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 243mm (maximum)
  • Width: 175mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 221mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 156mm (maximum)
24/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Raja Tedhi Singh of Kulu (1742-1767) smoking a huqqa.
Style
Kulu
Object history
IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros.
Subject depicted
Tedhi Singh
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.112-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432897/painting-unknown/
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