Raja Dalip Singh
Painting
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Raja Dalip Singh and a courtier (1695-1741). The raja sits cross-legged on a vertically-striped red dari. He wears a pale yellow patterned jama, tied with a white and gold band. In his ear there is a large, jewelled earring. In his right hand he holds a brown rosary and his left hand rests on a katar (dagger) at his waist. In the foreground a green and gold sword lies, propped against a pale pink cushion. To the right of the picture, in front of the raja, stands a bearded courtier with his hands stretched out, palms together, towards him. He wears a white jama and turban, and in his sash a brownish-orange katar. The blue-grey background extends from the dari to the navy-blue border.
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Title | Raja Dalip Singh (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Raja Dalip Singh of Guler receiving courtier, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler, ca. 1750 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Raja Dalip Singh and a courtier (1695-1741). The raja sits cross-legged on a vertically-striped red dari. He wears a pale yellow patterned jama, tied with a white and gold band. In his ear there is a large, jewelled earring. In his right hand he holds a brown rosary and his left hand rests on a katar (dagger) at his waist. In the foreground a green and gold sword lies, propped against a pale pink cushion. To the right of the picture, in front of the raja, stands a bearded courtier with his hands stretched out, palms together, towards him. He wears a white jama and turban, and in his sash a brownish-orange katar. The blue-grey background extends from the dari to the navy-blue border. |
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Content description | Raja Dalip Singh and a courtier (1695-1741). The raja sits cross-legged on a vertically-striped red dari. |
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Object history | Formerly in the collection of Major General G. McAndrew, Superintendent of Chamba, 1872-1874. |
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Bibliographic reference | For other portraits of Raja Dalip Singh, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London, 1973, II, p. 103, figs. 20, 21. |
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Accession number | IS.26-1974 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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