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MAHARANA SHAMBHU SINGH THROWING A JAVELIN Shambhu Singh was the adopted 14-year old great-nephew of Surup
BY TARA (1828-1862), MEWAR, 1866 Singh. He assumed the throne in 1861, and full powers by 1865. Dur-
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; verso inscribed in ink with three ing his thirteen-year reign he fell under the influence of the British, but
lines of Devanagari in two different hands: remained a dedicated patron of the arts. Another equestrian portrait
maharajadhiraj maharana ji sri sambhu singh ji ri tasvir ko pano godo of Shambhu Singh dated 1868/9 shows the rana at an older age,
ganga prasad par savar kalami chataro taro padhe ki punari samat celebrating holi, painted by Parasuram, dated 1869 (Francesca Gal-
1923 ra maga 19 gure. loway ltd, Summer Exhibition, June/July, 2014; now in the Museum of
“Maharana Shambhu Singh riding the horse Ganga Prasad, by the Fine Arts, Boston, 2015.257). Other related portraits by Tara from the
painter Tara on the 19th day of January in the year 1866. same period are in the City Palace Museum, Udaipur and the National
Image: 12 x 8 5/8 in. (30.5 x 21.9 cm); Gallery of Victoria (Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur, Zurich, 2001,
Folio: 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.2 x 27 cm) pp.276-7 nos. 249 & 250).

$3,000 - 5,000 Provenance
Collection of George Andrew Spottiswoode (1827-1899), London
Thence by descent to the current owner

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