Maharaja Dhiraj Singh Riding
The youthful Dhairaj Singh (1697–1726) sits on his beautiful piebald stallion. Both rider and rearing horse are shown in profile, their elegant contours silhouetted against a lime green ground. The maharaja wears a white tunic (jama) with green floral designs, a matching waist sash (patka), and an orange turban tied in the Central Indian manner. He displays two swords and a punch dagger (katar). His stallion wears a simple harness and trappings, a white plume, and a braided mane. Although young, Dhairaj Singh had a reputation for valor that extended well beyond his domain; he was received by the rulers of Mewar and Jaipur and entered into marriage alliances with both families. Slain in combat at twenty-nine while subduing a rebellious clan, he is named in the Devanagari inscription above the portrait. .
Artwork Details
- Title: Maharaja Dhiraj Singh Riding
- Date: ca. 1700
- Culture: Madhya Pradesh, Raghugarh
- Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 22 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (56 × 35 cm)
Framed: 27 3/8 × 19 1/4 × 3/4 in. (69.5 × 48.9 × 1.9 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.239
- Rights and Reproduction: Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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