1995.117: Maharaja Prithvi Singh of Kishangarh (r. 1841-79) Riding with his Son, Sardul Singh

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1995.117

Title

Maharaja Prithvi Singh of Kishangarh (r. 1841-79) Riding with his Son, Sardul Singh

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

mid 19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/310487

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

43.2 x 33.8 cm (17 x 13 5/16 in.)
framed: 73.98 x 58.74 x 2.22 cm (29 1/8 x 23 1/8 x 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift in gratitude to John Coolidge, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr., Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg, Louise Haskell Daly, Alpheus Hyatt, Richard Norton Memorial Funds and through the generosity of Albert H. Gordon and Emily Rauh Pulitzer; formerly in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.

Accession Year

1995

Object Number

1995.117

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 110/figure 82
• Naveen Patnaik and Stuart Cary Welch, A Second Paradise: Indian Courtly Life, 1590-1947, Doubleday & Co. (Garden City, NY, 1985), page 119, 184/figure 44

Exhibition History

• Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, The Drawing Center, New York, 04/16/1997 - 06/07/1997

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