Lot 119
A RULER OF TONK SEATED IN A PALANQUIN IN PROCESSION ‡
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, TONK, CIRCA 1830
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
pen on paper, depicting the ruler of Tonk seated in a palanquin carried by several bearers on foot, one of which with a pair of hunting dogs, up ahead a close knit group of soldiers carrying their swords, spears and other arms, a riderless horse up ahead, inscribed in nagari above left
Dimensions
19cm x 31.5cm
Provenance
Private Spanish collection.
Footnote
This is an extremely detailed and well-executed drawing. Tonk, a princely state in Rajasthan close to Jaipur, was founded by Nawab Muhammad Amir Khan (1769-1834). It was the only princely state in Rajasthan governed by Muslim Nawabs.
For comparable but larger drawings, see Sotheby's, Howard Hodgkin, Portrait of the Artist, 24 October 2017, lots 94 and 136.