Raja Dip Chand of Bilaspur
1660
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1660
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Raja Dip Chand of Bilaspur is a 1660 paint by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a group of men in bright, patterned clothes sitting on a carpeted floor. One man in the center holds a long stick, while others stand or sit around him. The background has a green wall with a window, and the colors are bold—reds, whites, and blues stand out. The men’s outfits look fancy, with striped shirts and embroidered details. Some hold objects like a fan or a small container, and the scene feels busy but orderly. If you like this style, look up Baroque.
The painting depicts Raja Dip Chand of Bilaspur, who ruled from 1650 to 1667, seated while listening to musicians, smoking a huqqa, and attended by a servant holding a fan. Rendered in opaque watercolour on paper, the work includes Persian inscriptions added later to a folded mount. It was once part of the family collection of Thakur Iswari Singh of Bilaspur-Sirmoor before being purchased in 1954.
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