Raja Hira Singh
Painting
ca. 1838 - ca. 1840 (made)
ca. 1838 - ca. 1840 (made)
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Raja Hira Singh (1816-1844) was a close companion of the Sikh Maharaja of the Panjab, Ranjit Singh. He was introduced to the maharaja by his father, a member of the Hindu Dogra family, who was Ranjit Singh's prime minister, a position Hira Singh inherited after Ranjit Singh's death and held from 1843-44. Here he sits on a western-style chair with a male attendant on a terrace.
This painting was formerly in the collection of Lord Auckland (Governor-General of India 1836-42) and brought back by him to England in 1842. It was given to the museum in 1953 by Lord Auckland's great-nephew, O.E. Dickinson.
This painting was formerly in the collection of Lord Auckland (Governor-General of India 1836-42) and brought back by him to England in 1842. It was given to the museum in 1953 by Lord Auckland's great-nephew, O.E. Dickinson.
Object details
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| Title | Raja Hira Singh (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Raja Hira Singh, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Sikh, Punjab Plain, about 1838-1840 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, of Raja Hira Singh (1816-1844) seated on a chair beneath a canopy, with a Hindu attendant standing before him. Hira Singh is dressed in a slate blue turban, green shawl, white coat and orange trousers. He rests one foot on a stool. The terrace on which he sits has a dark green carpet edged with pink, patterned with floral motifs in white, red and green. His attendant is in white with a green turban. |
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| Content description | Raja Hira Singh (1816-1844) seated on a chair beneath a canopy, with a Hindu attendant standing before him. |
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| Credit line | Given by O. E. Dickinson |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Lord Auckland (Governor-General of India 1836-42) and brought by him to England in 1842. Given to the museum by Auckland's great-nephew, O.E. Dickinson. |
| Production | Sikh |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Raja Hira Singh (1816-1844) was a close companion of the Sikh Maharaja of the Panjab, Ranjit Singh. He was introduced to the maharaja by his father, a member of the Hindu Dogra family, who was Ranjit Singh's prime minister, a position Hira Singh inherited after Ranjit Singh's death and held from 1843-44. Here he sits on a western-style chair with a male attendant on a terrace. This painting was formerly in the collection of Lord Auckland (Governor-General of India 1836-42) and brought back by him to England in 1842. It was given to the museum in 1953 by Lord Auckland's great-nephew, O.E. Dickinson. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
cat5. 8, fig. 20. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.115-1953 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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