Raja Jawan Singh of Mewar
1835
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1835
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Raja Jawan Singh of Mewar is a 1835 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Hunting, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a ruler, Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar, in two scenes. He's hunting wild boar with his dogs. The ruler is the main focus, wearing a green dress and fighting a boar. The painting's details are interesting. It might show a ritual hunt, given the green colors. To learn more about the style and lighting used in this work, look into the technique: chiaroscuro.
The painting depicts Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar engaged in a hunt, shown twice—once in the foreground slaying a wild boar with his sword while his dogs attack another, and again in the background pursuing two boars with his hounds. Attendants and retainers accompany him, all dressed in green, which, along with the verdant landscape, suggests the scene represents the ritual Aheriya hunt. Rendered in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the work captures the ruler’s dual presence amid a hilly terrain.
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