Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi
1825
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1825
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi is a 1825 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man sitting with a huqqa-stem in his hand. He's dressed in fancy clothes, with a Kashmir shawl on his arm. The painting has a interesting story: it was mistaken for a portrait of another leader, but a note on the back says it's actually Ishwari Sen, a Raja from the Panjab Hills. You can learn more about this style of portrait at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This three-quarter length portrait depicts Ishwari Sen (1784–1826), Raja of Mandi, holding a huqqa stem while a Kashmir shawl is draped over his left arm. The work was likely acquired by Lord Amherst during his 1827 visit to Delhi, though it was initially misidentified on the front as a portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. A Persian inscription on the reverse correctly identifies the sitter. The painting belongs to the tradition of Company paintings, blending Indian artistic styles with European conventions.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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