# Raj Man Singh Chitrakar

_Nepalese artist (1797–1865)_

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> Raj Man Singh Chitrakar (Nepali: राजमानसिंह चित्रकार; IAST: rāja māna siṃha citrakāra) (1797 – 1865) was a mid-19th century Nepalese artist, who worked for the British and Nepalese courts producing a large number of pictures. He especially contributed to the illustration of natural history subjects, particularly birds, and in his watercolor painting he introduced European styles into a traditional scene dominated by votive art.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1797 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P19))
- **Died:** 1865 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P27))
- **Occupation:** painter; scientific illustrator; artist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867#P106))

## About

Raj Man Singh was the first to apply the Western concepts of lighting and perspective, and is credited for the appearance of three-dimensional effects in Nepalese painting. Scholars have described him as a pioneer in Nepalese art, although largely unknown until Brian Houghton Hodgson's tutelage.

## Questions

**When was Raj Man Singh Chitrakar born?**  
Raj Man Singh Chitrakar was born on 1797 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Raj Man Singh Chitrakar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Man_Singh_Chitrakar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): राज मान सिंह चित्रकार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16065867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16065867) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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