Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court
This accomplished picture can be attributed to the artist Chand, who worked for Raj Singh of Junia during the final years of the seventeenth century. The maharaja is shown seated in a howdah atop an elephant silhouetted against a hillside. He is attended by a young prince (?) on horseback and followed by prominent members of his court. Below and peeking over the hill are glimpses of foot soldiers carrying banners. The small state of Junia was located in the Ajmer region in central Rajasthan.
Artwork Details
- Title: Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court
- Artist: Attributed to Nihal Chand
- Date: ca. 1700
- Culture: India (Rajasthan, Junia)
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (21 x 32.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.360
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Nihal Chand
ca. 1740
Stipple Master
Jai Ram
ca. 1712
India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh)
ca. 1735
India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
ca. 1725
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
ca. 1650
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