Cleveland Museum of Art

Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir

Date: c. 1830–40
Medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Maharaja Gulab Singh of the Hindu Dogra dynasty founded the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1846. In this equestrian portrait, the umbrella is a sign of royalty, the sword and shield indicate his status as a warrior, and the hookah projects an image of noble refinement. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877–1947), who sold this painting to the CMA, was a curator of Indian art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a prolific author of art historical and philosophical works.

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