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Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir

c. 1830–40

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Medium
Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
Measurements
Overall: 19.8 x 13.8 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1338
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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877–1947), who sold this painting to the CMA, was a curator of Indian art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a prolific author of art historical and philosophical works.

Description

Maharaja Gulab Singh of the Hindu Dogra dynasty founded the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1846. In this equestrian portrait, the umbrella is a sign of royalty, the sword and shield indicate his status as a warrior, and the hookah projects an image of noble refinement.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts Raja Gulab Singh, a man with a light skin tone, riding a white horse toward the left across a flat green field. He wears an orange turban and white robes, while an attendant holds a red tasseled umbrella. In the foreground, another man walks beside them, carrying a sword in a red scabbard. The horse features a feathered headpiece, red-painted legs, and red-tipped tail.

Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir

c. 1830–40

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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