MAHARAO RAM SINGH (R. 1827-1866) RECEIVING EUROPEANS IN A PALACE INTERIOR
INDIA, KOTAH, 19TH CENTURY
£3,276
Auction: 11 December 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
gouache and gold on paper, red border with white rules, glazed and framed
Dimensions
34.9cm x 47.8cm
Footnote
Maharao Ram Singh is one of the most frequently depicted rulers of Kotah, often seen in durbars and meetings with other rulers and British officials, who were heavily involved in the politics of the state and the surrounding area. See S. C. Welch (ed), Gods, Kings and Tigers: the Art of Kotah, Munich 1997, p. 55.