A portrait of Rao Umed Singh

INDIA, BUNDI, CIRCA 1760-70

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A portrait of Rao Umed Singh
India, Bundi, circa 1760-70
The king seated against bolsters on a carpet, wearing sheer white robes, pearl jewelry, a floral garland and a red turban with a sarpech at back, holding a flower and spear with his bow, quiver and shield before him, with two attendants bearing a flywhisk and peacock fan, all under a canopy on a marble parapet
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
12¾ x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.8 cm.), folio

Lot Essay

The style of the turban with the ornament at the back and the attendant holding the flywhisk confirm this figure is a member of the Singh royal family. His facial features and especially the shape of his beard further identify him as Rao Umed Singh. For a comparable portrait of the king with his sons, see M.C. Beach, Rajput Painting at Bundi and Kota, 1974, p. XXXIX, fig. 39.

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