Lot 71
PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA KALYAN SINGH OF KISHANGARH ‡
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KISHANGARH, CIRCA 1830
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache on paper heightened in gold, depicting the Maharaja wearing a white robe with red pantaloons beneath, wearing a jewelled necklace, a dagger tucked into his waistband, seated cross legged on a white terrace with a small Kathra, his sword is placed to his side with food and drink behind, to the rear is a large lake with a small boat surrounded by flora and fauna, in the background lie lush green hills with palms and a deep red and blue sky, with white and red borders and black margin lines, verso inscribed with nagari script
Dimensions
folio 25.4cm x 15.2cm, image 21.9cm x 12cm
Provenance
Formerly, private French collection.
Private American collection.
Footnote
Maharaja Kalyan Singh (r. 1798-1839) was born in 1794. He ascended the throne in 1798 and reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and assumed full ruling powers in 1818. He resigned his administrative powers in 1832 in favor of his son, Prince Mokkam Singh (1817-1841; r.1839-1841), and died in 1839. A portrait of Kalyan Singh painted for Colonel James Skinner by a Delhi artist c. 1830 is in the British Library, London (Add. 27254, f.63v).