North India, Late 19Th/Early 20Th Century

A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA SAWAI RAM SINGH II OF JAIPUR (R.1835-1880)

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
Indian Art Online: Painting the Maharaja, Lot 15
18.Mai - 25.Mai.2017

Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX

Description

Opaque pigments on paper, within an oval medallion, with light green spandrels, wearing an orange turban with polychrome lozenges and a large pearl necklace, inscription in black devanagari script to lower left 'Raja Ram Singh', the reverse with identification in blue ink and other notes in pencil and ink
11 x 8¼in. (28 x 20.9cm.)