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1850 (ca.), Kishan Das (attributed), Maharao Ram Singh II in Durbar [watercolor] -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: [In this painting,] Ram Singh II (r. 1828-66) presides at a royal reception (durbar) held in an open pavilion within a walled garden of the palace. He receives an unidentified chief who, judging from the turban style of his party and the distinctive helmets of his two bodyguards, is a ruler from a Central Indian kingdom. Lavish gifts of jewelry and textiles offered by the visiting chief are displayed on presentation trays.
1850 (ca.), Kishan Das (attributed), Maharao Ram Singh II in Durbar [watercolor] -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: [In this painting,] Ram Singh II (r. 1828-66) presides at a royal reception (durbar) held in an open pavilion within a walled garden of the palace. He receives an unidentified chief who, judging from the turban style of his party and the distinctive helmets of his two bodyguards, is a ruler from a Central Indian kingdom. Lavish gifts of jewelry and textiles offered by the visiting chief are displayed on presentation trays.