Lot 71
Lot 71
PORTRAIT OF RAJ SINGH I WORSHIPPING SURYA

MEWAR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1670

Price Realised USD 8,750
Estimate
USD 1,500 - USD 2,000
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PORTRAIT OF RAJ SINGH I WORSHIPPING SURYA

MEWAR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1670

Price Realised USD 8,750
Price Realised USD 8,750
Details
PORTRAIT OF RAJ SINGH I WORSHIPPING SURYA
MEWAR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1670
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the ruler richly attired, his tunic held with a white sash and wearing a katar, his palms held together and held above his head, flanked by whisk, fan and sword bearers, painted facing right and upwards worshipping the sun god Surya, depicted haloed, sitting in a cart drawn by a seven-headed horse and steered by Arun, the reverse with 3ll. of black devanagari script
9 3/8 x 7½in. (24 x 19cm.)
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