Raja Devi Chand
Painting
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a portrait of Raja Devi Chand (1741-1778) smoking a huqqa on a terrace; he is attended by a servant holding a fly-whisk and by his side a hawk is perched. The ruler wears orange robes and an elaborate headdress or turban with beaded detail.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Raja Devi Chand (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Raja Devi Chand of Kahlur (Bilaspur) smoking, opaque watercolour on paper, Jammu, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a portrait of Raja Devi Chand (1741-1778) smoking a huqqa on a terrace; he is attended by a servant holding a fly-whisk and by his side a hawk is perched. The ruler wears orange robes and an elaborate headdress or turban with beaded detail. |
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| Content description | Raja Devi Chand (1741-1778) smoking a huqqa on a terrace; he is attended by a servant holding a fly-whisk and by his side a hawk is perched. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sri Maran Devi [?]' Note Inscribed in Takri |
| Credit line | Given by R.W. Skelton |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p.194, cat. no. 21. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.262-1953 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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