Harvard Art Museums > 1999.303: Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar Ties His Turban Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar Ties His Turban (Attributed to Chokha) , 1999.303,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190502. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.303 People Attributed to Chokha, Indian Title Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar Ties His Turban Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1810 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Mewar Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190502 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 28 x 37.5 cm (11 x 14 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.303 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This painting depicts Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778-1828) in his personal chambers. He sits, barechested, on a chair on an elevated platform. He ties a turban around his head as he watches himself doing so in the mirror that an attendant holds up. The walls of the chamber are decorated with blue and white porceilan tiles. This painting was executed before Bhim Singh became the first maharana of the Princely State of Udaipur. Publication History Anna Jackson, Amin Jaffer, and Deepika Ahlawat, ed., Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Court, Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2009), pp 89, fig. 70 Debra Diamond and Dipti Khera, A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur, Hirmer Publishers and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Washington, D.C., 2022), cat. 22, pp. 136-137, 392 Exhibition History A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 06/08/2000 - 09/03/2000 Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 10/10/2009 - 01/17/2010; Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 02/12/2010 - 05/24/2010 A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 11/19/2022 - 05/14/2023 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
