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Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur

Painting
1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tara (painter)
Unknown
Place of origin
Udaipur (made)

Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur shooting boar from elephant-back. Several attendants accompany the ruler and the prey run through a bright green landscape, partially covered in small trees.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Sport
Hunting
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleMaharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Gold
Paint
Paper
Opaque Watercolour
Painted
Brief description
Painting, ascribed to Tara, Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur hunting boar from elephant-back, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mewar, 1855
Physical description
Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur shooting boar from elephant-back. Several attendants accompany the ruler and the prey run through a bright green landscape, partially covered in small trees.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 272mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 414mm
  • Height: 288mm
  • Width: 433mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Maharana Sarup Singh of Udaipur shooting boar from elephant-back. Several attendants accompany the ruler and the prey run through a bright green landscape, partially covered in small trees.
Style
Udaipur
Marks and inscriptions
(The Hindi language inscription on the reverse is written in English script. )
Subjects depicted
Hunting
Ruler
Wild Boar
Elephant
Maharana Sarup Singh
Association
Udaipur
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.558-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433400/maharana-sarup-singh-of-udaipur-painting-tara/
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