Prince Ram Singh of Amber at worship
Ram Singh performs his devotions in a garden setting, holding his mala (prayer-beads) under the end of his muslin shawl. The sensitive portrait is strongly Mughal in style. The central section has been enlarged later, prior to mounting in its late 17th century album border.
Details
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Title
Prince Ram Singh of Amber at worship
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Associated people
Ram Singh, Prince of Amber (ruled 1667 - 1688) (subject) -
Associated place
Amber (place of creation) -
Date
mount late 17th century
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Material and technique
gouache with gold and silver on paper
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 55.6 x 40.6 cm (height x width)
painting 24.1 x 13.9 cm (height x width)
page 48.8 x 34.6 cm (height x width)
painting 17.1 x 12 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1994.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1994.46
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, Indian Paintings from Oxford Collections, Ashmolean Handbooks (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum in association with the Bodleian Library, 1994), no. 18 on p. 42, p. 6, illus. p. 43
Glynn, Catherine, ‘A Rājasthānī Princely Album: Rājput Patronage of Mughal-Style Painting’, Artibus Asiae, Vol. 60, No. 2, (2000), p. 235, fig. 5
Das, Asok Kumar, ‘Court Painting for the Amber Palaces, circa 1590-1727’, Andrew Topsfield, ed., Court Painting in Rajasthan (Mumbai: Marg Publications on behalf of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2000), p. 48, illus. p. 48 fig. 7
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