Maharana Sangram Singh receives the embassy of Johan Josua Ketelaar
Painting
ca. 1711 (made)
ca. 1711 (made)
| Place of origin |
In the spring of 1711 Maharana Sangram Singh (r.1710-34) received the Dutch envoy Johan Josua Ketelaar at his court in Udaipur. Ketelaar had travelled from the Dutch factory at Surat through Rajasthan, leading a delegation to the Mughal court to try and negotiate trading privileges from the emperor for the Dutch East India Company. The formal reception of the envoy and his entourage by the maharana in his palace at Udaipur is depicted in this large painting on cotton, which is probably more or less contemporary with the event. The appearance of these 'farangis' (ie 'Franks' in Persian, the standard term used across the Mughal empire to describe Europeans) in the painting quickly developed into a stock motif in the art of the Udaipur court.
The painting was originally acquired by the Indian Museum in London, and was transferred to this museum in 1879.
The painting was originally acquired by the Indian Museum in London, and was transferred to this museum in 1879.
Object details
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| Title | Maharana Sangram Singh receives the embassy of Johan Josua Ketelaar (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on cloth |
| Brief description | Paintings, gouache, cotton, scene at the treaty durbar held in the palace of Udaipur Rajasthan, in 1818 |
| Physical description | The Maharana sits in the Amar Vilas apartments in the palace at Udaipur, attended by sardars and servants. |
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| Object history | Acquired by the Indian Museum, perhaps given by a maharana to one of the British political officers in Udaipur who then presented it to the London Museum. Transferred to the South Kensington Museum in 1879. |
| Summary | In the spring of 1711 Maharana Sangram Singh (r.1710-34) received the Dutch envoy Johan Josua Ketelaar at his court in Udaipur. Ketelaar had travelled from the Dutch factory at Surat through Rajasthan, leading a delegation to the Mughal court to try and negotiate trading privileges from the emperor for the Dutch East India Company. The formal reception of the envoy and his entourage by the maharana in his palace at Udaipur is depicted in this large painting on cotton, which is probably more or less contemporary with the event. The appearance of these 'farangis' (ie 'Franks' in Persian, the standard term used across the Mughal empire to describe Europeans) in the painting quickly developed into a stock motif in the art of the Udaipur court. The painting was originally acquired by the Indian Museum in London, and was transferred to this museum in 1879. |
| Associated object | 09316(IS) (Object) |
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| Accession number | 09405(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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