Thakur Padam Singh

1721

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Raja Padam Singh of Ghanerao seated in an intimate group with several nobles and male attendants, a Brahmin, a musician, a diminuative serving girl, one large and two small dogs. The Thakur, dressed in a transparent white jama, sits against a magenta and green bolster on a floral carpet, with sword and katar in front of him. He and the nobles drink liquor; two of the nobles hold firearms. The foreground is coloured grey, the background muted green. A band of blue sky streaked with white clouds runs along the top.