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PUNJAB, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-30
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AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH
PUNJAB, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-30
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, riding a white stallion, his retinue around him carrying spears and a ceremonial fan, a stream in the foreground, laid down on cream card between gold floral borders, rubbing and wear, the reverse with black seal impression and identification inscriptions in Persian and English, with protective fly-leaf
Painting 7 5/8 x 5 ¾in. (19.3 x 14.5cm.); folio 14 7/8 x 11 ¼in. (37.8 x 28.6cm.)
PUNJAB, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-30
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, riding a white stallion, his retinue around him carrying spears and a ceremonial fan, a stream in the foreground, laid down on cream card between gold floral borders, rubbing and wear, the reverse with black seal impression and identification inscriptions in Persian and English, with protective fly-leaf
Painting 7 5/8 x 5 ¾in. (19.3 x 14.5cm.); folio 14 7/8 x 11 ¼in. (37.8 x 28.6cm.)
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