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| Keywords: Indian - Portrait of Kirat Prakash of Sirmur - Walters W898.jpg The inscriptions on the back in both Takri and Devanagari scripts declare this to be a portrait of Raja Kirat Prakash of Sirmur which by Pahari standards was a large state With its capital at Nahan it played an active role in 18th-century regional politics Kirat Prakash ruled from 1754 to 1770 and was an able and valiant ruler Although he fought in several wars he was also responsible for ending the bloody generation-old feud with the state of Bashahr This portrait however was not painted locally as is clear from the inscriptions Firstly as pointed out by Ohri Takri script was not prevalent in Sirmur Secondly if done locally the ruler's state is not likely to be mentioned Thirdly the style of the picture definitely shows the hand of an artist trained in Kangra workshop It may be emphasized that Sirmur had an amicable relationship with Kangra until 1789 when hostilities began Kirat Prakash's second son Dharam Prakash had a wife who was a sister of Samsar Chand of Kangra Dharam Prakash did succeed to the throne in 1789 but was killed by his brother-in-law in 1793 between 1760 1770 pigments gold paper cm 21 15 6 accession number W 898 39763 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2002 place of origin Kangra Himachal Pradesh India Walters Art Museum license 2D Sirmur State Mughal miniatures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
