Miniature painting portrait of a maharadsha
This portrait of a ruler is not one of the best examples of Indian painting. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este acquired it in India because it depicted for him the "Rajahs bursting with diamonds" (as he put it in his published travel diary).
This portrait of a ruler is not one of the best examples of Indian painting. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este acquired it in India because it depicted for him the "Rajahs bursting with diamonds" (as he put it in his published travel diary).
Collection:
Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (1863 Graz - 1914 Sarajevo) DNB
Object Name
Maharadscha Porträit
Culture
Indien
Material/technology:
Miniaturmalerei: Papier, Karton; Farbmittel (Gouache), Vergoldungen
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Subkontinent/Indien
Invs.
104263
