These paintings are in British Museum, London.
मराठी: छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांचे हे चित्र लंडन इथल्या ब्रिटीश संग्रहालयातील आहे.
Portrait of Shivaji; painting mounted onto an album folio. Inscribed. Album contains 26 paintings of Indian princes.
Description: Object types-painting Title (series)-Portraits of Indian Princes Materials-paper (all objects) Techniques-painted Production place-Made in Deccan ((Asia,India,Deccan) Made in India Place (findspot)-Found/Acquired Golconda (all objects) (Asia,South Asia,India,Deccan,Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad District (India),Golconda) Date-1680-1687 Period/Culture-Mughal dynasty
MORE DETAILS BELOW THE PAINTING:
Details as per British Museum:
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Object type
- painting
- album (bound)
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Museum number
1974,0617,0.11.12
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Title (series)
- Portraits of Indian Princes
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Description
Portrait of Shivaji; painting mounted onto an album folio. Inscribed. Album contains 26 paintings of Indian princes.
Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Album bound in red leather and stamped on both covers with a central medallion, spine decorated with gold leaf. Interior cover marbled.
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Culture/period
- Mughal dynasty
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Date
- 1680-1687
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Production place
- Made in: Deccan
- (Asia,India,Deccan)
- Made in: India
- (Asia,South Asia,India)
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Findspot
- Found/Acquired: Golconda
- (Asia,South Asia,India,Deccan,Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad District (India),Golconda)
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Materials
- paper
- leather
- gold
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Technique
- painted
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Dimensions
- Height: 14.7 centimetres (small page)
- Width: 7 centimetres (small page)
- Height: 17.3 centimetres (large page)
- Width: 8.2 centimetres (large page)
- Height: 19.1 centimetres (album)
- Width: 10.7 centimetres (album)
- Thickness: 1.8 centimetres (album)
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Inscriptions
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Inscription Type
inscription
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Inscription Script
Latin
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Inscription Position
top left, on decorated border
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Inscription Language
German
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Inscription Content
Sieúwagie gewezen
Maratise Vor Sl. [?] -
Inscription Translation
was Shivaji
Maratha …[?] -
Inscription Comment
The inscription identifies the subject and probably means: ‘this was Shivaji, founder of the Maratha state.’
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Inscription Type
mark
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Inscription Position
on album spine
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Inscription Language
English
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Inscription Content
Portraits of Indian Princes
Mus Brit Jure Empt
22,282
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Curator’s comments
See 1974,0617,0.11.1-26 for all folios included in this album.
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Bibliography
- Robinson F 2007a p.164
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Exhibition history
Exhibited:
2013-14 24 Oct-27 April, BM, G69a, ‘Wise men from the East: Zoroastrian traditions in Persia and beyond’ (1974,0617,0.11.1 displayed)
2009-2010 10 Oct-17 Jan, London, V&A, ‘Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts’ (part 12 displayed) -
Associated names
- Representation of: Shivaji
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Acquisition name
- Transferred from: British Library
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Acquisition date
1974
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Acquisition notes
Transferred from the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books (OMPB).
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Department
Middle East
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Registration number
1974,0617,0.11.12
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Additional IDs
- 22282
- Or. 54
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