Raja Dalip Singh
1750
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Raja Dalip Singh is a 1750 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two men in a simple room. One sits on a low cushion, wearing a bright yellow patterned robe and a white cap. He holds a small bottle. The other stands, dressed in white with a long beard and a white turban, holding a long stick. Behind them is a red wall with wooden slats. The seated man’s robe has tiny green leaf patterns, and his face looks calm. The standing man’s white clothes contrast sharply with the dark background. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
The portrait depicts Raja Dalip Singh seated cross-legged on a vertically striped red cloth, wearing a pale yellow patterned jama with a white and gold sash, a large jewelled earring, and holding a brown rosary while resting his left hand on a katar at his waist. A green and gold sword lies in the foreground against a pale pink cushion, and to the right, a bearded courtier in a white jama and turban stands with palms joined in front of the raja, also wearing a brownish-orange katar in his sash. The scene is set against a blue-grey background that extends to a navy-blue border. The work was…
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