A painting of Rao Ram Singh I pursuing a rhinoceros
A painting of Rao Ram Singh I pursuing a rhinoceros

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTA, CIRCA 1700

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A painting of Rao Ram Singh I pursuing a rhinoceros
India, Rajasthan, Kota, circa 1700
Depicting Rao Ram Singh I, ruler of Kota (1696-1707), in a striped pyjama together with a mahout riding a strident elephant adorned with a blue carpet with red and yellow borders, red accoutrements, bells, and garland, the maharaja spearing the purple rhinoceros while the elephant trunk coils around its neck
Opaque pigments on wasli
13 1/8 x 16½ (33.3 x 41.9 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2012, lot 207

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