Maharao Ram Singh in Durbar

ca. 1850

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Ram Singh II (r. 1828–66) presides at a royal reception (durbar) held in an open pavilion within a walled garden of the palace. He receives an unidentified chief who, judging from the turban style of his party and the distinctive helmets of his two bodyguards, is a ruler from a Central Indian kingdom. Lavish gifts of jewelry and textiles offered by the visiting chief are displayed on presentation trays.

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Title: Maharao Ram Singh in Durbar
Artist: Attributed to Kishan Das
Date: ca. 1850
Culture: India, Rajasthan, Kota
Medium: Opaque watercolor with gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 in. (40.5 × 30.8 cm)
Framed: 21 3/8 × 17 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (54.3 × 44.8 × 2.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022
Object Number: 2022.230
Rights and Reproduction: Photo © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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