Sketch of a Maharaja
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Sketch of a Maharaja, late 19th century. Colored ink on paper, with frame: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 x 3.2 cm) image: 6 5/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.8 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 2010.48.62. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Sketch of a Maharaja
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Place made: Rajasthan, India
Medium
Colored ink on paper
Classification
Dimensions
with frame: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 x 3.2 cm) image: 6 5/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.8 x 11 cm)
Inscriptions
In pencil at bottom of sheet, "52.34.010?" [last digit is possibly 3 or 8]
Markings
On the reverse, a stamp that has bled through to the front: "Kapoor Curios, Jullundur City", with number written in by hand: "436" either indicating price or inventory number. Note: Jullundur City is old (Raj-period) name for Jalandhar, a city in the Indian state of Punjab, northwest of Chandigarh.
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
Accession Number
2010.48.62
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