Maharana Raj Singh riding
Mounted on a rearing horse, Maharana Raj Singh is accompanied by attendants on foot. This boldly coloured reinterpretation of a common Mughal portrait convention represents the Mewar ruler more as the ideal Rajput martial hero than as a closely observed individual.
Details
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Title
Maharana Raj Singh riding
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Associated people
Raj Singh I, Maharana of Mewar (ruled 1652 - 1680) (subject) -
Associated place
Udaipur (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1670 -
Material and technique
gouache with gold on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
page 30.2 x 23.5 cm (height x width)
painting 29.2 x 23 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1991.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1991.153
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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. 21 on p. 48, p. 6, p. 50 & p. 76, illus. p. 49
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