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accession number:	2011.207
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Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803), c. 1793. Attributed to Sahib Ram (Indian, active 1745–1803). Colored ink drawing; overall: 61.4 x 40.5 cm (24 3/16 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 2011.207

title:				Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803)
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creation date:			c. 1793
creation date earliest:		1788
creation date latest:		1798
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creditline:			Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur
technique:	Colored ink drawing
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Sahib Ram (Indian, active 1745–1803)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 61.4 x 40.5 cm (24 3/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018
	opening date:   2018-04-02T04:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 2-November 18, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>The Sensuous Line: Indian Drawings from the Paul F. Walter Collection</em>. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 22-August 29, 1976).

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PROVENANCE

	(Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Paul F. Walter)
	date: ?–1975
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	Paul F. Walter, New York
	date: 1975–2002?
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	(Sotheby's, 2002 sale, sold to Dr. Norman Zaworski)
	date: 2002
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	Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2002–2011
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2011–
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wall description:
Maharaja Pratap Singh came to the throne in the princely state of Jaipur in 1778 at the age of 14, about 15 years before this portrait was painted. He was a poet and patron of the arts known for commissioning the famous “Palace of the Winds” in Jaipur. At his court he maintained an atelier of about 50 painters, among whom was a Muslim master, Sah ib Ram, to whom this painting is attributed.<br><br>Pratap Singh was a devotee of the Hindu god Krishna, and the mark on his forehead testifies to this affiliation. Though highly stylized, this portrait is recognizable as an image of Singh because of his profile and the distinctive curl of hair at the nape of his neck.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Pal, Pratapaditya and Catherine Ann Glynn. <em>The Sensuous Line: Indian Drawings from the Paul F. Walter Collection</em>. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cover and cat. no. 14, p. 22
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