Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (r. 1828–38) Holding a Falcon
Medium
gum tempera, pearls, silk, and gold on paper
Dimensions
painting: 21.6 × 13.8 cm · page: 31.2 × 23.9 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
2018.149
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About this artwork
A profoundly bejeweled Jawan Singh, ruler of the largest Rajput kingdom, looks his hunting falcon straight in the eye. The bird also appears regal, with a gold plumed cap on the his head and a gold necklace around its neck. The multicolored poppies at his feet and the thick foliage of the trees seem to have parted in deference to his majesty, so his form can be better offset by the flat blue sky.