Chokha (painter)

Chokha was an early 19th-century painter of Rajasthan in India. He was the son of Bakta, also a painter, and produced works for both the courts of Mewar and Devgarh.[1][2][3]

  • Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage, c. 1820
  • Escapade at night, c. 1800 – c. 1810
  • The Battle of Haldighati, c. 1810 – c. 1820
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References
  1. Kossak, Steven (1997). Indian Court Painting, 16th-19th Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 125. ISBN 9780870997822.
  2. Vaśishṭha, Rādhākr̥shṇa (1995). Art and Artists of Rajasthan: A Study on the Art & Artists of Mewar with Reference to Western Indian School of Painting. Abhinav Publications. p. 80. ISBN 9788170172840.
  3. Topsfield, Andrew (2001). Court Painting at Udaipur: Art Under the Patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar. Artibus Asiae Publishers. p. 227. ISBN 9783907077030.
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