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Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier
Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97)c. 1690
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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).
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- Title: Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier
- Creator: Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97)
- Date Created: c. 1690
- Physical 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.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.191
- Medium: Ink and gum tempera on paper
- Inscriptions: Top: in Persian: 'dast-i ustā rukn al-dīn’ ‘eīn tasvīr māhārājā anūp siṃgh jīva’ ‘rabsh (?) khvās ado rām’, Verso: in Nagari: 'dastakata uste rukanadīna jī rā chai’
- Fun Fact: Areas of white indicate places where Ruknuddin made corrections; the king’s right foot, for example.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.191
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