Portrait of a maharaja

细节

Portrait of a maharaja
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the noble wearing yellow robes and turban sits in a gold throne holding a sword in his right hand, a courtier stands before him and an attendant stands behind with a peacock-feather flywhisk, mounted, (some creasing, flaking and spotting), Mewar early 18th century -- 31.4 x 23.8cm.

拍品专文

This portrait ressembles those of either Ajit Singh or Bakhat Singh (1706-1753) for a portrait of the latter, see: Spink The Sublime Image, London 1997, no. 7. See also: Hendley, T. H.: Rulers of India and the Chiefs of Rajputana pl.17