Portrait of Maharaja Dhiraja Maharana ji Shri Jaswant Singh, North India, Rajasthan, Mewar, early 19th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting the maharaja riding a black rearing horse, a spear brandished in his right hand. He is dressed in a white jama with a yellow belt holding a khanjar and wearing a matching turban, his face shaded in blue. On the green background of the scene stands out an inscription in nagari in black ink naming the subject. Page size: 35 x 25.2 cm; painting: 32.3 x 21.9 cm Accidents in the margin, some wear and repaints. Provenance: - Christie's, New York, March 23, 2010, lot 199. - Collection of Charles W. Banta. - Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, before 2000. Exhibition: Indian Miniature Painting, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York, March 16-June 5, 1994. An Equestrian Portrait of Maharaja Dhiraja Maharana ji Shri Jaswant Singh, North India, Rajasthan, Mewar, early 19th century Private collection in Paris from 1975 to 2000 - first part (lots 120 to 173).