THREE STANDING PORTRAITS OF RAJPUT MAHARAJAS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Mewar and Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, mid to late 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, comprising a standing portrait of Amar Singh I, the Maharana of Mewar (16 March 1559 – 26 January 1620), wearing a white turban and gown with an orange top and light blue shawl around the waist, holding a long tulwar sword, a fainted inscription at the top of the portrait in Devanagari script identifying the sitter, 21.5cm x 13cm; and two other similar standing portraits of Rajput rulers, the largest 25.3cm x 19cm.