MAHARAJA TAKHT SINGH (r. 1843 - 1873) ARRIVING BY ELEPHANT
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 1850s - 1860s

Opaque pigments, gold and silver on paper, the vertical composition depicting a night scene with Maharaja Takht Singh of Jodhpur arriving by elephant to the palace for a romantic tryst with one of his lovers, the female attendant on the palatial terrace assisting her lady to climb over and reach the arms of the ruler, the colourful architecture on the right jazzing up the stillness of the river and distant palace on the left, the scene set within black, yellow and green rules, the recto with six lines of black ink Devanagari script, 30.5cm x 21.5cm.

Dimensions: 30.5cm x 21.5cm