
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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Gathered on the white pavilion before Lake Gundalao, with Kishangarh silhouetted on the horizon, Maharajah Vijay Singh (1729–93) is welcomed by an envoy presenting two hawks, while a poet or scribe records the event.
Typical of mid-18th century Kishangarh portraiture, the prince and his courtiers stand in exaggerated poses with their chests thrust forward and backs arched—a posture which seems to have been established by the epoch's most celebrated artist, Nihal Chand, who first represented his ruler Savant Singh in this polished fashion (see Barrett & Gray, Indian Paintings, 1963, p.15). Compare the portrait of Maharaja Sarda Singh sold at Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1980, lot 100, and another of Raja Bahadur Singh, sold at Sotheby's, London, 26 April 1994, lot 12.
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 23 May 2006, lot 82
Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, Paris
Sotheby's, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 116