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Maharaja Pratap Singh of Sawar on a Horse (© Ashmolean Museum)
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© Ashmolean Museum

Maharaja Pratap Singh of Sawar on a Horse

Artist: Indian

Location: Ashmolean Museum

Date: 1700

Materials: gouache on paper

Dimensions: 44 x 60 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £3,125 (Total: £12,500)

Vendor: Indar Pasricha Fine Arts

Review number: 3953 (1993)

Provenance:
Sotheby's, 1978; Sotheby's New York, 1991.

Description:
Pratap Singh (reigned 1668-1706) was one of the most active patrons among its rulers. Typical of late 17th to early 18th century painting at Sawar, a small Rajput kingdom in the Ajmer region. The composition is unusual for its large size. Sawar School, Rajasthan, India.

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