Rider on a composite horse, North India, Rajasthan, probably Jaipur, second half of the 19th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting a helmeted soldier armed with bow, quiver and talwar, riding a composite horse in a hilly landscape. The horse's body is a mixture of several animal species and human figures. Two lines of devanagari in black ink on the reverse and a number in red ink (N°590). 18 x 21.5 cm Some wetness, accidents and polychromatic shifts.