AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA SWARUP SINGH JI
Using bold fields of color, on the primary figure, giving him great presence.
The spear emphasize the nobleman’s status on the battlefield. The accomplished depiction of the rider’s face in profile and his subtly rendered costume affirm links to the Mughal painting tradition in the Jodhpur.
30 by 26 cm.
PROVENANCE
Christies London, 21 July 2009, lot 35.
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Using bold fields of color, on the primary figure, giving him great presence.
The spear emphasize the nobleman’s status on the battlefield. The accomplished depiction of the rider’s face in profile and his subtly rendered costume affirm links to the Mughal painting tradition in the Jodhpur.
30 by 26 cm.
PROVENANCE
Christies London, 21 July 2009, lot 35.