Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier (c. 1690): Art, History and Details

Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier (c. 1690) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Ruknuddin is one of the most celebrated artists of the Bikaner painting atelier. His exquisite mastery of brushwork and portraiture can be noted even in the spontaneity of an informal study. From the same illustrious family of Bikaner artists, he was a second cousin of Nur Muhammad, who created the portrait drawing of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (1987.1100).

Object facts

• Title: Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier
• Date: c. 1690
• Creator attribution: Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97)
• Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
• Type: Painting
• Technique: Ink and gum tempera on paper
• Dimensions: Page: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Miniature: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
• Collection: Indian Art
• Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
• Accession number: 2018.191

A detail from the museum

Areas of white indicate places where Ruknuddin made corrections; the king’s right foot, for example.

Collection credit

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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