Rani Laxmi Bai warrior queen of Jhansi
Rani Laxmi Bai (1835-1858) warrior queen of Jhansi by Jaipur court artist circa 1880 CE Gouache on paper 9.6 x 7.8 in. (24.4 x 19.8 cm.) An imaginary portrait of a young Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi. She participated in the revolt of 1857 against East India Company. Rendered in a late style of Maharana Ram Singh […]
Rao Bahadur Singhji returning from mela
Rao Bahadur Singhji returning from mela Artist following Uniara-Bundi style circa 1790 CE Gouache on paper 10.5 x 15.5 in. (26.7 x 39.4 cm.) Back: “Paano Rao Bahadar Sangh ji ka mela ki asawari” A ceremonious procession of return from a mela (fair) was attended by a number of courtiers and guards around an unidentifiable ruler being […]
Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah
Maharao Ram Singh II (1808, r.1828-1866) of Kotah by Kotah court artist circa 1850 CE Gouache on paper 12.7 x 9.8 in. (32 x 24.9 cm.) Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah was a dynamic ruler and a noted patron of arts. A large number of paintings were made by numerous painters documenting his daily life and […]
Goswami Balkrishnalalji Maharaj of Kankroli
Goswami Balkrishnalalji Maharaj (1868-1917) of Kankroli in a procession by Nathdwara Haveli artist circa 1880 CE Gouache on paper 13.5 x 10.6 in. (34.3 x 26.9 cm.) Front: “Shri Bal Krishnalalji Kankroli” Goswami Balkrishnalalji of Kankroli in a royal procession, possibly commemorating the ‘Chunari Gangaur’. Chunari Gangaur is an important festival of Shrinathji Haveli in Nathdwara and […]
Tilkayat Damodarji Maharaj
Tilkayat Damodarji Maharaj (1797-1826) Artist following Kotah-Nathdwara style circa 1830 CE Gouache on paper 9.8 x 13.4 in. (24.6 x 34.3 cm.) Goswami Damodarji Maharaj, popularly known as Dauji II, is shown in an elephant procession with a number of courtiers and soldiers. All the Goswamis in Kotah, Nathdwara and other places became influential enough to maintain their […]
Tilkayat Girdharji of Nathdwara
Tilkayat Girdharji (1843-1903) of Nathdwara in a procession by Nathdwara Haveli artist circa 1870 CE Gouache on paper 12 x 19.8 in. (30.5 x 50.3 cm.) Revered as a great patron of architecture, paintings and other arts, Tilkayat Girdharji is also known for his eccentricities. At times his whims made his pupil suffer harsh punishments. He constructed the […]
Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar
Maharana Fateh Singh (1849, r.1884-1930) of Mewar Attributed to Pannalal dated 1904 CE Gouache on paper 13.8 x 9.7 in. (35.1 x 24.6 cm.) Front: “Maharana Shri 108 Shri Fatehsinhji eei 1960 kati sud 10” Charring of pigments and deterioration of the condition has not lessened the charm which artist successfully created in depicting the austere personality […]
Unidentifiable Mewar noble riding a horse
Unidentifiable Mewar noble riding a horse by Mewar court artist circa 1830 CE Khakha or drawing on paper 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.) The technique of traditional paintings includes six stages, where after preparing the base artist begins with sketching and composing the frame which is then followed by colour filling, shading, final lining and […]
Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar
Maharana Jawan Singh (r.1828-1838) of Mewar Attributed to Baijnath circa 1830 CE Gouache on paper 9.8 x 7.7 in. (24.9 x 19.6 cm.) Back: “Maharanoji Shri Jawan Sinhji ri svi” A number of family tradition of painters served Mewar royal atelier including the family of celebrated artists Bagta and Chokha. This family migrated and returned to Mewar […]
Arani Bahadur Ghoda
Arani Bahadur Ghoda (portrait of a horse) by Mewar court artist dated 1761 CE Gouache on paper 9.1 x 9.4 in. (23.1 x 23.9 cm.) Back: “Ghodo Arani Baadar Sodagar se haraath kharido hou 900/-mhi pano ori jama mha sud 8 samat 1818 varshe” “Jaso ghodo he jesi surat he abe bilendara me” This fine […]