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Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778–1828) with a Consort
attributed to Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824)
c. 1810
- Medium
- Gum tempera, silver and gold on paper
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- Miniature: 24.8 x 15.9 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The consort folds her hands in devotion to the Maharana whose glory is highlighted with a halo behind his head. The Maharana fondly holds the chin of his paramour and appears to be in the process of putting a garland around her neck. One of the most celebrated artists in the history of painting at Mewar, Chokha has nestled the couple in an overabundance of bolsters, their chamber covered with pink flower petals and draped with yellow garlands.
