A portrait of Raja Dhian Singh
Lahore, circa 1850-70
Opaque watercolor, gold, beetle wing and beads on paper; the Sikh maharaja seated in his white marble pavilion surrounded by his flourishing paradise garden, wearing textured green and orange robes and a pearl necklace delineated with applied beads.
Image: 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.8 x 16.4 cm)
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