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An annotated drawing of a horse
India, 19th century
Ink on paper; the stallion depicted in the act
of trotting, lines of devanagari around his
head, fore-legs, rump and hind-legs providing
instructions for care and treatment.
26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)
$3,000 - 5,000
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An equestrian portrait of Maharaja Jam
Vibhaji II Ranmalji
Nawanagar, Gujarat, third-quarter of 19th
century
Opaque watercolor, gesso, and gold on paper;
his mount adorned with a raised gilt gesso
blanket, and wearing the distinctive turban of
Nawanagar, flanked by attendants on foot.
Image: 11 x 8 in. (28 x 23 cm)
$3,000 - 5,000
Other equestrian portraits of the ruler are in the
Darbargarh at Jamnagar (Nawanagar).
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Provenance:
Private New England Collection
Acquired in the 1970s

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