MAHARAJA MAN SINGH ON CAMELBACK WITH A LADY

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JODHPUR, CIRCA 1830

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MAHARAJA MAN SINGH ON CAMELBACK WITH A LADY
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, Jodhpur, circa 1830
Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur shown holding the reins on a camel and flowering branch, riding next to a lady holding a delicate cup and vessel, both dressed in finely embellished garments, set against a high sand dune with small lake and trees in background
Opaque watercolor on wasli heightened with gold
11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (28.8 x 23.1 cm.)

Provenance

Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1990s

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Lot Essay

This composition seems to have been popular with Marwar artists; for a closely related example with the main figures identified as Dhola and Maru, see R. Crill, Marwar Painting, p. 135, fig. 136. Another painting with similar features is held in the Victoria and Albert collection (inv: IS.14-1978) and dates to 1805-1810.

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