Raja Hira Singh
1838
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1838
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Raja Hira Singh is a 1838 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a man sitting on a chair with an attendant behind him. He's on a terrace. The man is Raja Hira Singh, a friend of a big leader in India. He's wearing fancy clothes and has a serious look. This painting is special because it shows Indian and Western styles mixed together. To learn more about this style, look at the technique: chiaroscuro.
The painting depicts Raja Hira Singh seated on a Western-style chair beneath a canopy on a terrace, accompanied by a male attendant. He wears a slate-blue turban, a green shawl, a white coat, and orange trousers, with one foot resting on a stool. The attendant stands before him, dressed in white with a green turban. The terrace features a dark green carpet with pink edges and white, red, and green floral motifs. Formerly owned by Lord Auckland, the work was brought to England in 1842 and later donated to the museum in 1953 by Auckland’s great-nephew.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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