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Raja Ajit Singh

Painting
ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jodhpur (made)

Brush drawing, ink on paper, depicting Raja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur with his second son Bakhat.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Drawings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleRaja Ajit Singh (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with brush in ink on paper
Paper
Ink
Painted
Drawn
Brief description
Brush drawing, Raja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur, ink on paper, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, ca. 1720
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink on paper, depicting Raja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur with his second son Bakhat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm (estimate; approx.)
  • Width: 91mm (estimate; approx.)
Not possible to accurately measure object due to the way in which it is mounted (05/06/2013). Measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Raja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur with his second son Bakhat.
Styles
Jodhpur
Rajasthani
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subject depicted
Ruler
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.337-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433354/raja-ajit-singh-painting-unknown/
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