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Secondary sourcePaintingc. 1880

Miniature Painting of Maharana Pratap Singh, after an older work

Unknown · c. 1880

A later Mewar/Jaipur miniature copy of about 1880, based on an older portrait, showing Pratap Singh in armour with a spear and inscribed as 'the great Patriot Chief of Udaipur.'

This later copy of an older Mewar portrait, inscribed 'the great Patriot Chief of Udaipur,' shows how Pratap Singh's memory was reshaped over time.

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Miniature painting on paper of a standing bearded man in a grey patterned coat and red trousers, wearing a jeweled turban with a feather plume and halo, holding a long spear and pointing to the right. Green hills and blue sky behind. Handwritten inscriptions at top and bottom, and the number 40 in the upper right corner.
Unknown artist, Jaipur, Miniature painting of Maharana Pratap Singh, after an older Mewar work, c. 1880.

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What it is

This miniature painting, made around 1880 by an unknown artist in Jaipur, is a copy after an older Mewar portrait of Maharana Pratap Singh. It shows him standing in chain-mail armour, holding a spear, with a jewelled and plumed turban and a halo. An inscription on the lower border reads 'Maharana Pratap Singh. The great Patriot Chief of Udaipur.'

Why it matters

This copy shows how the image of Pratap Singh was passed down and reproduced by Mewar court painters long after his death, carrying forward details from older originals. The inscription describing him as a 'Patriot Chief' shows how, by the late 19th century, his memory was being shaped into that of a national hero.

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  • What do the halo and jewelled turban suggest about how the artist wanted viewers to see Pratap Singh?
  • Why might a 19th-century inscription call him a 'Patriot Chief' rather than simply a king?
  • What might be lost or changed in copying an image many years after the original was made?

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