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Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers

Description

Ranbir Singha (1830-1885) was a Pahari raja and son of the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir state, which he ruled for almost 30 years. He established a modern judicial code and a silk factory in his state and was a scholar of the Sanskrit and Persian languages. One of his four sons—it is not known which one—sits beside him for this portrait.

Provenance

Private Collection, United Kingdom; (Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, England sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

21.5 × 29.5 cm

Movement / Period

Photography

Accession No

2024.80

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016)

Photography • Northern India, Pahari kingdoms • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers by Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016) (1870s) | PublicArk | PublicArk