Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants

ca. 1705

Not on view

The semi-colored drawing technique seen here, a cross between grisalle tonal drawing—known in the Mughal tradition as nim qalam—and watercolor, developed at Udaipur and is associated with a master painter in the service of Amar Singh II and Sangram Singh II in the early eighteenth century. The style of this anonymous artist, called the Stipple Master, remained a singular phenomenon at that court. He devoted himself exclusively to painting portraits of his patrons.

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Title: Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants
Artist: Stipple Master (Indian, active ca. 1690–1715)
Date: ca. 1705
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: 18 x 13 in. (45.7 x 33 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2003
Object Number: 2003.238
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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