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The Maharajah of Kota, Members of Court, Attendants, and the Englishman James Tod
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The drawing depicts the Maharaja of Kota under a canopy. He holds a large shield in his lap and seated against a large bolster. The halo surrounding his head denotes his divinely-sanctioned rule, as well as his god-on-earth status. The attendants that surround him hold flywhisks, peacock feather fans, and large standards, all of which collectively signify the Maharaja’s royal status. The scene is filled with members of the royal court, each of them holding large shields in their laps. At the bottom right is a male figure with a black top hat, identified in the text as the Englishman, James Tod, an officer of the British East India Company. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008 ) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009 ) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Stuart Cary Welch Collection Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Title: The Maharajah of Kota, Members of Court, Attendants, and the Englishman James Tod
Description:
The drawing depicts the Maharaja of Kota under a canopy.
He holds a large shield in his lap and seated against a large bolster.
The halo surrounding his head denotes his divinely-sanctioned rule, as well as his god-on-earth status.
The attendants that surround him hold flywhisks, peacock feather fans, and large standards, all of which collectively signify the Maharaja’s royal status.
The scene is filled with members of the royal court, each of them holding large shields in their laps.
At the bottom right is a male figure with a black top hat, identified in the text as the Englishman, James Tod, an officer of the British East India Company.
Rajput Style, Kota School.
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