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Maharaja Sirdar Singh of Kishangarh

  • Description

    Maharaja Sirdar Singh (r.1757-1766) sits on a lakeside terrace, holding a turban ornament (sarpesh) in one hand, a flower in the other. This fine portrait is probably by Amar Chand, a leading court painter of the time.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Kishangarh (place of creation)
    Date
    1760 - 1770
    Artist/maker
    probably Amar Chand (active c. 1765) (artist)
    Kishangarh School (active late 17th century - late 19th century)
    Associated people
    Sirdar Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh (ruled 1757 - 1766) (subject)
    probably Sirdar Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh (ruled 1757 - 1766) (commissioner)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 55.4 x 40.1 cm (height x width)
    painting 17.3 x 12.9 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    paper,
    gold
    Technique index
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1999.
    Accession no.
    EA1999.6

  • Further reading

    Haidar, Navina Najat, ‘The Kishangarh School of Painting, c.1680-1850’, 1996, p. 159, fig. 138

Location

    • currently in research collection

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