KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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MAHARAJA VIJAY SINGH OF JODHPUR (1729-93) VISITING KISHANGARH
KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within a green border with gold and black rules, light blue margins with gold illuminated decoration, 5ll. black devanagari in the upper margin, the verso plain
Painting 10 1⁄8 x 7 7/8in. (25.5 x 20cm.); folio 16 3⁄8 x 12 ¾in. (41.5 x 32.2cm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 23 May 2006, lot 82
Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, sold Sotheby's Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 116

Engraved

In the upper margin an identificatory inscription naming Rawat Bijay (Vijay) Singh and the poet (kavi) Mathuresh Dev

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Lot Essay

The exaggerated postures and poses of the prince and his courtiers is typical of the mid 18th century Kishangarh painting style established by Nihal Chand (1710-82). Maharaja Vijay Singh ruled Marwar for just a year from 1752-53 before he was deposed by Maharaja Ram Singh. Upon Ram Singh's death in 1772, Vijay Singh re-took the throne and ruled until 1793.

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