Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803)

Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803) by Sahib Ram: Maharaja Pratap Singh came to the throne in the princely state of Jaipur in 1778…

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In Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803), start with classical, portrait, figurative. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: He was a poet and patron of the arts known for commissioning the famous “Palace of the Winds” in Jaipur.

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Maharaja Pratap Singh came to the throne in the princely state of Jaipur in 1778 at the age of 14, about 15 years before this portrait was painted. He was a poet and patron of the arts known for commissioning the famous “Palace of the Winds” in Jaipur. At his court he maintained an atelier of about 50 painters, among whom was a Muslim master, Sah ib Ram, to whom this painting is attributed.