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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota and Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur

Drawing
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kota (made)

Brush drawing in ink on paper, with touches of watercolour, depicting Maharao Ram Singh II (1822-66) of Kota in procession with Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur (1843-75). Portrait of Takhat Singh inset on left; of Maharaj Kumar Chattar Singh (son of Ram Singh of Kota) inset on right.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Drawings
Portraits
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
TitleMaharao Ram Singh II of Kota and Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with brush in ink and watercolour on paper
Ink
Paper
Watercolour
Painted
Brief description
Brush drawing, Maharao Ram Singh of Kota and Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur, ink and watercolour on paper, Kota, 1856
Physical description
Brush drawing in ink on paper, with touches of watercolour, depicting Maharao Ram Singh II (1822-66) of Kota in procession with Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur (1843-75). Portrait of Takhat Singh inset on left; of Maharaj Kumar Chattar Singh (son of Ram Singh of Kota) inset on right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 338mm
  • Width: 470mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Styles
Rajasthani
Kota
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.
Subjects depicted
Procession
Ram Singh II
Takhat Singh
Kumar Chattar Singh
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no. 26, p. 56.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.412-1952

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Record createdJune 27, 2003
Record URL
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