Maharao Ram Singh II (reg. 1827-66) performing a ceremony before...
Maharao Ram Singh II (reg. 1827-66) performing a ceremony before Sri Nath-Ji
Kotah, circa 1840-50
gouache, gold and silver on paper, red outer border, nagari inscription in upper border
346 x 242 mm.
The inscription reads: Shree Brajanath ji, 'The Holy Lord of Braj'.
For several similar compositions of the early 1830s depicting Ram Singh's predecessor, the devout Kishore Singh (reg. 1819-27), see S. C. Welch (ed.), Gods, Kings and Tigers: the Art of Kotah, 1997, pp. 186-201, nos. 55-62.
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Maharao Ram Singh II (reg. 1827-66) performing a ceremony before Sri Nath-Ji
Kotah, circa 1840-50
gouache, gold and silver on paper, red outer border, nagari inscription in upper border
346 x 242 mm.
The inscription reads: Shree Brajanath ji, 'The Holy Lord of Braj'.
For several similar compositions of the early 1830s depicting Ram Singh's predecessor, the devout Kishore Singh (reg. 1819-27), see S. C. Welch (ed.), Gods, Kings and Tigers: the Art of Kotah, 1997, pp. 186-201, nos. 55-62.
