Raja on horseback, India, early 20th century Gouache and gold on cardstock depicting a raja riding a horse passing to the left, with a hilly landscape in the background. The raja wears a red jama and his turbaned head is encircled by a golden nimbus; his mount has a bay robe. Mounted on an album page with a gilded floral border on a midnight-blue background and a margin with repeated decoration of red flower plants. Painting size: 32 x 23 cm; total size: 45.8 x 33.4 cm Slight stains and folds.