KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1720-40

Details

RAJA JAWAN SINGH SEATED WITH A COURTESAN ON A TERRACE AT NIGHT
KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1720-40
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, reclining against green bolsters beneath a red canopy, he with his shield and tulwar to his side, her presenting him with a flower, pan and sweetmeats on trays before them, a standing female attendant to their side, within narrow yellow borders, the reverse with three lines in black devanagari script identifying the ruler
8 3/8 x 6in. (21.4 x 15.2cm.)

Lot Essay

An inscription on the reverse of this painting identifies the sitter as Raja Jawan Singh with his beloved. It is followed by a verse of poetry. A similar painting of a maiden being presented to a prince and painted in Kishangarh in the second half of the 18th century, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 8 October 2014, lot 276.

More from Arts of India

View All