cover image: A Raja in Armor in Procession Before His Palace

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A Raja in Armor in Procession Before His Palace

Drawing of warrior on horseback, with 5 attendants and a dog, arriving at a palace. The palace inhabitants are shown on three levels. The drawing is incomplete and some of the graphie under drawing has not been drawn over with ink. The rider and his horse are the most complete figures and have pink watercolor on the clothing, sword and horse's side and legs. There is yellow gray watercolor shading on the rider and the attendants. On the verso: X [in pencil] Done by a Punjabi Native Artist about 1854 or so [in ink; steel nib pen] ------------------#25 [in pencil] E WM.-- 1 1848 [in pencil] Freer Gallery of Art Collection
india animals art dogs horses south asians dog horse battle wars palace warrior raja south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1850
Dates
ca. 1850
Format
Ink, graphite, and color on laid paper
Pages
H x W: 60.3 x 48.5 cm (23 3/4 x 19 1/8 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F2000.11
Rights
Gift of Mr. Murray Lebwohl in honor of Martha Smith
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/b82aa1ef19b104f5d317dc97039fb090

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