Group portrait of young Maharajadhiraj Savant Simh with Courtiers
There are several portraits of Savant Simh representing him at various stages of his life. Here he appears as a young man. It has a detailed inscription on the reverse listing his son, young prince Kunvar Ajit Simh, who is sitting in front of his father on the carpet supported by a big bolster. Beside him delineated in a group are his courtiers, whose names are listed as Sri Rao Bahadur (the divan), Rao Himmat Rai, Lala Nainsukh, Lala Shankardas. On the opposite side are a group of women musicians and a dancer. It is likely that among them are standing the queen and some of them represent wives of the courtiers. The painter has made it clear that it is not a formal court painting but more of a celebration in the palace household in which women-folk also have a role.
अवधि:
1752 AD
माप:
22.6 cm x 30.1 cm
प्रवेश संख्या:
NCM 288
श्रेणी:
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उद्गम या क्षेत्र:
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
शैली:
Painting on paper