File:India, Mughal court, 17th century - Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (rec - 2013.330 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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anonymous: Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso)  wikidata:Q60481899 reasonator:Q60481899
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Title
Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
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The sensitive, naturalistic rendering of weariness and forbearance in the face belies the trappings of favor bestowed on Ram Singh by the Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and Alamgir, whom he served as courtier and general between 1643 and 1688. He was a Hindu ruler from the kingdom of Amber in Rajasthan, under the control of the Mughal empire. Spending most of his life at the imperial court or leading military expeditions for the Mughals, this portrait was included in a Mughal album and inscribed with an Urdu verse indicating his value to the empire: "wherever he has led an expedition, victory is his." He wears a sumptuous coat of honor with a fur collar, woven with gold threads and floral sprigs and costly rubies, emeralds, and pearls. The straight sword with enameled hilt may be the one gifted to him by the emperor upon his succession to the throne as king of Amber in 1667. His long history of service at the imperial court, however, was checkered with troubles, including his allegiances with failed successors of Shah Jahan and the escape of the rebel Shivaji under his watch.
Date between circa 1680 and circa 1685
date QS:P571,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1685-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions Page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession number
2013.33
Place of creation India, Mughal court, 17th century
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
References https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.330 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.330

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