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Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Raja Hari Sen of Mandi

c. 1650

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Page: 31.8 x 17.8 cm (12 1/2 x 7 in.); Image: 29.8 x 15.6 cm (11 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.96
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Raja Hari Sen adorns a Jahangir-style turban which was out of imperial fashion at the time of portraiture

Description

In the portrait, the raja is depicted clad in a gheradar jama tied with a short-length pataka, a feature of Jahangir-era fashion. He stands confidently against a monochromatic fern green backdrop, with his left hand supporting his sword in a mauve sheath while his right hand reaches toward his dagger securely tucked in his belt.
  • until ?
    Mandi Royal Collection
    ?–2008
    Terency McInerney
    2008–2018
    Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Los Angeles
    2018–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.96