Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46) by Bichitr, probably 1619. Gum tempera and gold on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46) · Bichitr · probably 1619 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46)

Bichitr

Year
probably 1619
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Bichitr painted Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46) in probably 1619. The portrait uses gum tempera and gold on paper. It is part of the Mughal court art under Emperor Jahangir.

Bichitr was active during the reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan. His works often featured formal portraits of significant figures of the time.

The portrait was created in the cultural context of Mughal India, possibly in Cleveland, during Jahangir’s reign.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.324

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