Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
mounted: 31.3 × 34.5 cm · paper: 21.5 × 29.5 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
J.H. Wade Trust Fund
Accession Number
2024.80
Tags
male
About this artwork
Ranbir Singha (1830-1885) was a Pahari raja and son of the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir state, which he ruled for almost 30 years. He established a modern judicial code and a silk factory in his state and was a scholar of the Sanskrit and Persian languages. One of his four sons—it is not known which one—sits beside him for this portrait.