Cleveland Museum of Art
Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778–1828) with a Consort
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- Date
- c. 1810
- Medium
- Gum tempera, silver and gold on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 314455
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
The consort folds her hands in devotion to the Maharana whose glory is highlighted with a halo behind his head. The Maharana fondly holds the chin of his paramour and appears to be in the process of putting a garland around her neck. One of the most celebrated artists in the history of painting at Mewar, Chokha has nestled the couple in an overabundance of bolsters, their chamber covered with pink flower petals and draped with yellow garlands. A European-style armchair in the background is a reminder of British influence at the court.
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- Credit line
- Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Provenance
- -2018: Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2018-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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