File:Gilded equestrian painting of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Punjab Plains, ca.1859.jpg
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English: Gilded equestrian painting of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Punjab Plains, ca.1859
A non-gilded version of this painting can be viewed at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Sikh_artwork_07.jpg More information (from: [1]): Equestrian portrait of a Sikh ruler, Indian, Pahari, about 1859. Object Place: possibly Patiala, Punjab Plains, Northern India Medium/Technique: Ink and light color on paper Dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Credit Line: Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection Accession Number: 17.2699 NOT ON VIEW Collections: Asia, Prints and Drawings Classifications: Drawings / Watercolors Inscriptions: Color notations throughout drawing in devanagari: Background: asemani, horse: sedali, tunic: suped, saddle: suna, blanket: sundhura, pants: kirama. Provenance: By 1916, purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917) |
| Date | circa 1859 |
| Source | https://twitter.com/kharagket/status/1176633251320012801 |
| Author | Unknown author |
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