Baj Bahadur of Kumaon (?)

Indian

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Caption

Indian. Baj Bahadur of Kumaon (?), ca. 1750. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (31.4 x 21.4 cm) image: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 73.175.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Indian

Title

Baj Bahadur of Kumaon (?)

Date

ca. 1750

Geography

Possible place made: Garhwal, Punjab Hills, India

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (31.4 x 21.4 cm) image: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm)

Inscriptions

In upper left of painting, in Takri script: Raja Vaj Vahadur of Kumaun (?). (Trans. G. Sidhu)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

73.175.9

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