A RAJPUT EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JODPHUR, CIRCA 1810
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
gouache and gold on paper, red and inner yellow border, the young Rajput prince riding a bay horse richly caparisoned in procession to the left, three retainers running alongside, the maharaja wearing a red turban and white jama, the retainers also dressed in white, verso with nagari inscription, mounted, framed and glazed
Dimensions
Sight size 30.3cm x 20.9cm
Footnote
The canter of the stallion and the running steps of the retainers alongside give movement and rhythm to this fine equestrian portrait of the young maharaja. For a comparable painting, see R. Crill, Marwar Painting, A History of the Jodhpur Style, Mumbai and Jodhpur, 1999, fig. 93.