id:			170846
accession number:	2013.330.a
share license status:	CC0
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Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto), c. 1680–85. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.330.a

title:				Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1680–85
creation date earliest:		1675
creation date latest:		1690
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Mughal, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections</em>. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (March 4-31, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1931-03-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 2, 2014-January 5, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2014-07-02T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Maggs Brothers, London, UK, Bulletin No. 12, September 1967, no. 11, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
	date: ?-September 1967
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: September 1967-2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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CITATIONS

	Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. <em>Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
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	Branfoot, Crispin, ed. <em>Portraiture in South Asia Since the Mughals: Art, Representation and History.</em> London; New York: I.B. Tauris &amp; Co. Ltd., 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 11
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