Portrait of Udai Singh, Thakur of Pali

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Portrait of Udai Singh, Thakur of Pali
Pali, early 17th century

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, on a white marble terrace, the raja, wearing white robes and turban, sits smoking a hookah as he leans against a purple cushion, an attendant offers refreshment while another stands behind holding a flywhisk and sword, (some flaking, light spotting and smudging), mounted
miniature 11¾ x 8¾in. (29.8 x 22.4cm.)

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Udai Singh, thakur of Pali, ruled in the 1680s and 1690s. His father was Dhir Singh (1657-72). A painting by the same hand of the same maharaja is in the Victoria and Albert Museum; see Archer, W.G.: Indian Miniatures, London, 1960, pl.53

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