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Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers

1870s

Bourne & Shepherd

(British, active India, 1868–2016)
Culture
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Paper: 21.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Mounted: 31.3 x 34.5 cm (12 5/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2024.80
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Anchoring the center of this oval composition is the maharaja, resplendent in richly embroidered robes and jewels and wearing a sword and a dagger.

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.
A horizontally oriented, oval-shaped albumen print depicts sixteen men and boys. Maharaja Ranbir Singh sits centrally on an ornate chair, wearing a light embroidered robe and feathered turban, holding a sword. Four figures flank him in decorative robes, while eleven stand behind in military-style coats and patterned sashes. The group is posed on an intricate rug against a dark, draped backdrop.

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers

1870s

Bourne & Shepherd

(British, active India, 1868–2016)
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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