Portrait of Thakur Raja Sri Sawai Singh-ji Pokoran,
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Portrait of Thakur Raja Sri Sawai Singh-ji Pokoran,
gouache heightened with gold on paper, wearing white, the bearded noble sits facing right, leanging against cushions, a chauri-bearer stands behind, devanagari inscription above, mounted, Jodhpur, 19th century - 31 x 20.5cm.
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Raja Sawai Singh fought at the battle of Tonga in 1787 and was assasinated by Amir Khan at Nagaur in 1808.