Portrait of Raja Ajmer Chand of Kahlur
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Indian. Portrait of Raja Ajmer Chand of Kahlur, ca. 1730. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 6 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (17.5 x 14.3 cm); image: 5 5/16 x 3 5/8 in. (13.5 x 9.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anthony A. Manheim, 1999.136.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Portrait of Raja Ajmer Chand of Kahlur
Date
ca. 1730
Geography
Place made: Punjab Hills, India
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 6 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (17.5 x 14.3 cm); image: 5 5/16 x 3 5/8 in. (13.5 x 9.2 cm)
Inscriptions
Inscribed on lower border, in black ink, in Devanagari script: We (painters) have come under your protection. May god keep you safe and prosperous. (B. N. Goswamy)
Credit Line
Gift of Anthony A. Manheim
Accession Number
1999.136.3
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