Maharana Ari Singh II of Mewar (r. 1761–73) with His Consort on a Terrace (c. 1761): Art, History and Details

Maharana Ari Singh II of Mewar (r. 1761–73) with His Consort on a Terrace (c. 1761) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

The ruler with his golden nimbus strolls with his beloved hand-in-hand on a white marble terrace. Soon, the couple will have enjoyed the hookah on the carpet and the raja will have laid down his sword and shield and retired with his consort to the golden chamber and drawn the curtains for privacy. The chamber sits at a precarious tilt, suggesting vigorous love-play within.

Object facts

• Title: Maharana Ari Singh II of Mewar (r. 1761–73) with His Consort on a Terrace
• Date: c. 1761
• Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
• Type: Painting
• Technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper
• Dimensions: Page: 46 x 30.9 cm (18 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.); Miniature: 41 x 24.5 cm (16 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
• Collection: Indian Art
• Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
• Accession number: 2018.147

A detail from the museum

The garden below is full of row upon row of red poppies, suggesting the intoxicating heat of summer and the pleasures of opium.

Collection credit

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

View the collection record

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