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A LARGE PAINTING <strong>OF</strong> MAHARAO RAM SINGH II <strong>OF</strong> KOTA RETURNING TO A FORT<br />
KOTAH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH <strong>INDIA</strong>, MID-19TH CENTURY<br />
Opaque pigments and ink on paper laid down on cloth, the nimbate Maharao Ram Singh II (r.1828-66),<br />
riding on an elephant returning to a fort with a large retinue, monkeys and peacocks clustered around<br />
the walls with a cityscape in the background, within wide red margins with black rules and a devanagri<br />
inscription in the upper margin, mounted, framed and glazed<br />
Painting 24Ω x 28ºin. (62 x 71.8cm.); folio 27º x 31in. (69.2 x 78.8cm.)<br />
£20,000-30,000 $29,000-43,000<br />
€25,000-37,000<br />
A similar painting depicting the arrival of Maharano Ram Singh II in a walled city sold at<br />
Sotheby’s London, 24 May 2007, lot 10<br />
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Opposite: Lot 44 (detail)
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