Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in bright, patterned clothes. He wears a tall, jewel-studded hat with a black feather. His face is serious, with a white beard and a small mustache. One hand holds a folded paper or letter, and his robes mix greens, reds, and golds. The colors are bold but faded, like old fabric. The background is plain, so the focus stays on his face and clothes. The painting looks like it might have been on metal or wood. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The artwork is a miniature portrait on ivory depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire, painted around 1850. Shown in profile facing left, the figure wears a green turban and coat accented with gold and crimson straps, a white beard, and holds a flower in the right hand while displaying a black shield on the left arm. The background is rendered in a pale blue tone.
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