Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618-46)

probably 1619

Bichitr

Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618-46), probably 1619. Attributed to Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; page: 41 x 32.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.324 Jagat Singh, shown in this miniature, was a favorite of the Mughal queen.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bichitr
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper
Dimensions: Page: 41 x 32.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: ascription in lower right corner: amal - i bandieh dargah Bichitr
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.324
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018, The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 53, p. 228.
Rights Statement: CC0