Harvard Art Museums > 1995.131: Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar and Sons during the Festival of Diwali 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"Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar and Sons during the Festival of Diwali , 1995.131,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/310520. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.131 Title Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar and Sons during the Festival of Diwali Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1722 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/310520 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Marwar School Dimensions sight: 33.8 x 25.3 cm (13 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.) framed: 57.47 x 43.5 x 2.22 cm (22 5/8 x 17 1/8 x 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in Hindi on reverse, name of the ruler, his five sons and the date 1779 VS or 1722 AD. inscription: Language: Hindi Script: Maharaji Shri Ajit Singh Ajmer Laktham Diwali Kumar Shri Abhai Singh Kumar Shri Bakhat Singh Kumar Shri Anand Singh Kumar Shri Kesor Singh Kumar Shri Raj Singh Date: 1779 VS (1722 AD) 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 1995.131 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 The painting depicts Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar (r. 1679-1724) enthroned. He wears a gold robe (jama) and is bedecked with jewelry. He wears an ornamented turban with a large black plume, which denotes his royal status. Behind him are three attendants, two of whom carry a flywhisk and a peacock fan. In front of the Maharaja are his five sons, seated in a row, by their birth order.They are identified by inscriptions; beginning at the top, they are: Abhai, Bakhat, Anand, Kesor, and Raj. The princes all wear gold robes and turbans and are adorned with jewelry. According to the inscription, the painting shows the royal family on the day of the Hindu festival of Diwali. Rajput Style, Marwar School. Publication History Debra Diamond, Catherine Glynn, and Karni Singh Jasol, Garden & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur, exh. cat., British Museum Press (London, UK, 2009), pp. 66-67, cat. no. 8; p. 298, ill. 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 Garden and Cosmos: Painting from Jodhpur, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, 10/11/2008 - 01/04/2009 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
