Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1840
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1840
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a 1840 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man sitting with a parasol over his head. He's wearing a fancy turban with a jewel on it. You can see traditional symbols of royalty in the painting. The man in the painting is Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a Sikh ruler. He's shown with things that represent his power and status. To learn more about how light and dark are used in this painting, look up the technique: sfumato.
The painting depicts Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the first Sikh ruler of the Panjab, seated on a white horse with henna-dyed fetlocks and a crimson saddle-cloth, dressed in green attire. An attendant holding a crimson parasol shades his head, while another figure in an orange turban and yellow shawl stands nearby. The foreground is green, and the background features a pale greyish-blue sky with a faint blue gradient. The work was part of a series acquired by a British owner between 1839 and 1840.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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