BY THE ARTIST JUGARSI, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1765-66

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MAHARANA ARI SINGH OF MEWAR (R. 1762-72) RIDING WITH A COMPANION
BY THE ARTIST JUGARSI, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1765-66
Opaque pigments heightened with gold, the nimbate ruler seated on a bedecked brown steed riding alongside another nobleman, in black rules, with wide red borders, the reverse with old inventory numbers in black and red ink above, and with an inscription to the centre comprising 5ll. of black devanagari script identifying the ruler, mentioning the name of the artist and a Vikram Samvat date of '1822', laid down on card
Painting 14 5/8 x 14 5/8in. (37.2 x 37.2cm.); folio 16 ¾ x 17 5/8in. (42.5 x 44.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

Maharana Ari Singh is most often depicted in paintings on horseback, either in processions or in hunting scenes. Jugarsi, son of the artist Jiva, is recorded as an artist working in the Udaipur royal atelier in the 1750s-60s alongside others such as Bakhta, Bhopa, Deva and Kesu Ram (Topsfield, 2001, pp.200-202). For another equestrian portrait of Maharana Ari Singh by Jugarsi which sold in these Rooms recently, see 25 May 2017, lot 48. For other comparable portraits which have sold in these Rooms, see 12 June 2018, lot 70; 26 May 2016, lot 47; 1 October 2012, lot 68.

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