MAHARANA BHIM SINGH (1768 - 1828) WITH A COURTESAN
Deogarh, Mewar, India, 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar caught in a tender embrace with one of his courtesans, enjoying each other's company under a sumptuous golden pavilion, two attendants flanking them, one with a tray bearing drinks, the latter with a peacock's feathers fan, a faded Devanagari inscription in the upper portion of the horizon, the scene set within white rules, and black and red borders, the recto plain, 27cm x 19.5cm.

Dimensions: 27cm x 19.5cm