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Peshwar Raghunath Rao, by Unknown, paint, 1890

Peshwar Raghunath Rao

Unknown

1890

paint

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Peshwar Raghunath Rao is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1890 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a man sitting on a green mat, wearing white clothes and a turban. He has a sword at his side and is holding a string of beads in his right hand. The man is sitting on a red and yellow patterned pillow. The man's white outfit is decorated with black dots, and he has a gold headband and earrings. His turban has a gold band around it. The background of the painting is a light green wall. The man's calm expression and the detailed patterns on his clothing and the mat make this painting interesting. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the movement Impressionism.

The story of this work

Overview

The artwork is an opaque watercolour and gold on paper portrait from 1890, depicting Peshwar Raghunath Rao seated on a green carpet, dressed in white and adorned with black beads.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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