An Unknown Indian Prince
Indian School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1900
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
185 x 130 x 5 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107772
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, An Unknown Indian Prince, Indian School, 1900. Oval. Half-length portrait, wearing a turban with jewelled decoration and has stars of office on his lapel and on a ribbon around his neck. 'A native Prince, Patiala, Punjab' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Indian School, miniaturist