The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and Courtiers

Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and Courtiers

c. 1783
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This painting once belonged to Cleveland attorney George P. Bickford, who endowed positions at the CMA and Harvard.

Description

Ruler of the western Himalayan kingdom of Kangra from 1775 to 1823, Sansar Chand (1765–1823) is seated on a red dais. As a youth at around 18 years of age, he still has not grown a beard, and his distinctive curly bushy hair is visible beneath his pink turban. This portrait may commemorate the Mughals relinquishing control of Kangra in 1783.
  • George Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland Heights, OH
    ?–1986
    Mrs. Alfred M. [Clara Taplin] Rankin [b. 1917], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1986–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. and George Montgomery. Rajput Painting; with an introductory essay and catalogue notes. New York: Asia House, 1960. Reproduced: p. 75; plate 71
  • Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004).
    Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
    Rajput Painting. Asia House, New York, NY (December 3, 1960-January 22, 1961).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1986.63