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ca. 1800 · Ink and transparent watercolor on paper · Asian Art

This portrait in the guise of a warrior riding into battle is part of a well-established genre characterized by the rearing bejeweled horse and the groom. The Kotah court nobility frequently chose to have themselves represented in this mode.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Ink and transparent watercolor on paper

Culture

India (Rajasthan, Kotah)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008