Details
Comprised of eight overlapping horses forming a circle at center, each mounted by the same ruler portrayed eight times, the royal stallions adorned with golden bridals, collars, and red and gold striped saddles
Image 1078 x 812 in. (27.6 x 21.6 cm.)
Folio 1214 x 978 in. (31.1 x 25.1 cm.)
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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Lot Essay

Compare the compositon of the present painting, cleverly combining aspects of each horse into a playful geometric composition, with a drawing with a similar subject in the collection of Isabella and Vicky Ducrot, illustrated by V. Ducrot, Four Centuries of Rajput Paintings: Mewar, Marwar and Dhundhar Indian Miniatures from the Collection of Isabella and Vicky Ducrot, Milan, 2009, p.140, cat. no. BN 13.

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