Admired for their courage and physical prowess, the Sikhs form a distinct and admired community in India. Sikhs are easily distinguished from other Indians by their turbans, which cover their long hair and beards, both of which they are forbidden to cut. Sikh gurus are both religious and military leaders and are commonly portrayed as princely soldiers, as in this equestrian portrait.
Details
- Title: An Equestrian Portrait of a Sikh Prince
- Date: 1825-50
- Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions: image: 8-1/4 x 6-7/8 in. (21.0 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
- Accession Number: P.1999.03.3ab
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection
- Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06
The Art of Giving: Recent Acquisitions of the Norton Simon Museum
- Norton Simon Museum, 2002-08-02 to 2002-11-04
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection, 2004, no. 73 pp. 10, 156-157
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