Cleveland Museum of Art

Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier

Ruknuddin

Date: c. 1690
Medium: Ink and gum tempera on paper
Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruknuddin is one of the most celebrated artists of the Bikaner painting atelier. His exquisite mastery of brushwork and portraiture can be noted even in the spontaneity of an informal study. From the same illustrious family of Bikaner artists, he was a second cousin of Nur Muhammad, who created the portrait drawing of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (1987.1100). Areas of white indicate places where Ruknuddin made corrections; the king’s right foot, for example.

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