Hindu Jagirdar seated on verandah
Hindu Jagirdar seated on verandah by Mulchand, Banaras circa 1840 Watercolour and gold on paper 14 x 10 in. (35.5 x 25.4 cm.) Indian painting history during the eighteenth and nineteenth century witnessed a new genre of painting popularly known as the Company School or Company Period. The paintings of this school display a blend […]
Maharaja Abhai Singh
Maharaja Abhai Singh (1702, r. 1724-1749) seated on a balcony smoking hookah Jodhpur, Rajasthan circa 1830 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 12.5 x 9 in. (26 x 18 cm.) Maharaja Abhai Singh, born in 1702, was the eldest son of Maharaja Shri Ajit Singhji. At an early age of 6, he entered the Mughal […]
Maharana Bhim Singh
Maharana Bhim Singh (1768, r. 1778-1828) receiving documents from Colonel James Tod (1782-1835) at Devgarh by Chokha, Devgarh, Mewar circa 1817 Opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper 14 x 10.5 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm.) Maharana Bhim Singh succeeded his bother as the ruler of Mewar in 1778, at the young age of 10, under […]
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) by Mohammad Malik (?), Deccan, Mysore circa 1790 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 11.75 x 8.25 in. (30 x 21.5 cm.) Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. His full name was Sultan Fateh Ali Khan Shahab or Tipu […]
Prince Balwant Singh of Jasrota
Prince Balwant Singh of Jasrota attributed to Nainsukh of Guler (1710-1778) circa 1745 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 10.5 x 15 in. (26.67 x 38.1 cm.) There is not much information available about Prince Balwant Singh for whom the artist Nainsukh worked for a period of more than twenty years. We know the fact […]
Maharao Shri Ghodji I Sahib
Maharao Shri Ghodji I Sahib, (r. 1715-1718) Maharaja of Kutch Kutch, Gujarat circa 1715 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 10 x 8.25 in. (25.5 x 21 cm.) Maharao Shri Ghodji I Sahib was always of a very inquisit nature from childhood. Coming from a royal background and being privately educated, he was always experimenting […]
Rana Raj Singh I
Rana Raj Singh I, (1629, r. 1652-1680) Maharaja of Mewar Attributed to Manohar, Udaipur, Mewar dated: 1688 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 6 x 4.75 in. (15.2 x 12 cm.) Maharana Raj Singh I born in 1629, succeeded the throne in 1652 but was not crowned till February 1653. He became the ruler of […]