Hira Singh
Painting
ca. 1840 (made)
ca. 1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of Hira Singh, with a dark blue margin and a pink border flecked with red and red rules.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hira Singh (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Hira Singh, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Punjab Plain, ca. 1840 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of Hira Singh, with a dark blue margin and a pink border flecked with red and red rules. |
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| Content description | Portrait of Hira Singh. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on flap in English: Raja Heera Singh sone of Dhian Singh |
| Credit line | Given by H. M. Queen Mary. |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Queen Mary. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
p. 141-2, cat. no. 18, fig. 29. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.60-1936 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2002 |
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