Maharaja Takhat Singh of Jodhpur playing Holi with a bhagtan
Maharaja Takhat Singh (1813, r.1843-1873) of Jodhpur playing Holi with a bhagtan by Jodhpur court artist circa 1850 CE Gouache on paper 11.3 x 7.8 in. (28.7 x 19.8 cm.) Front: “47 Maharaja Shri Shri Takhat Singhji 51” Holi, festival of colours, is one of the many festivals celebrated with great pomp in almost all the […]
Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur
Maharaja Man Singh (1783, r.1803-1843) of Jodhpur playing Holi with a bhagtan by Jodhpur court artist circa 1840 CE Gouache on paper 11.7 x 8.3 in. (29.7 x 21.1 cm.) Along with a large volume of religious manuscripts, Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur also got his lifestyle painted. He particularly favoured compositions pertaining festivities and celebrations. He […]
Maharaja Bakhat Singh
Maharaja Bakhat Singh (1706, r.1726-1752) practicing archery by Jodhpur court artist circa 1750 CE Gouache on paper 10 x 14.8 (25.4 x 37.6 cm.) Front: “Maharajadhiraj Shri Bakhat Singhji” Back: “Maharajadhiraj Shri Bakhat Singhji, Mharaj Rajeshwar Mharajadhiraj Maharaja Shri Shri Bakhat Singhji ri sabih Bishak Sudi?“ Maharaja Bakhat Singh was granted Nagaur by his brother […]
Maharaja Bakhat Singh
Maharaja Bakhat Singh (1706, r.1726-1752) enjoying a performance by Nagaur court artist circa 1740 CE Gouache on paper 23.2 x 15.7 in. (59 x 39.8 cm.) Maharaja Bakhat Singh became the ruler of Nagaur and later of Marwar also. He was granted the kingdom of Nagaur by his brother Maharaja Abhay Singh as an award for murdering […]
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 […]