A PORTRAIT OF MAHARANA BHIM SINGH OF MEWAR (1768 – 1828)
PROPERTY FROM A WEST LONDON PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Mewar, Udaipur State, Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1800

Opaque pigments, ink, and gold on paper, the standing portrait depicting Maharana Bhim Singh, the 26th Maharana of Mewar and the first Maharana of the princely state of Udaipur, holding a flowering stem and a tulwar sword, his image characterised by a gold-painted irradiating halo, elaborate pearl and gem-set sarpech and turra turban ornaments, and gold garments symbolising his high status, and a black dhal shield on his back and another sword on his side symbolising his military prowess and bravery in battle, set in a gold-speckled light green mount, glazed and framed, with an inventory label from Eyre & Hobhouse, 39 Duke Street, St. James's, London, SW1 at the back, 34.5cm x 29.5cm including the frame.