A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA JAGAT SINGH II OF MEWAR
Possibly Udaipur school, North Western India, late 19th century

Opaque pigments, grey tones, black ink and gold on paper, the vertical composition a homage to Maharaja Jagat Singh II (1709 - 1751), dressed in courtly attire and heavily bejewelled, holding an encrusted katar (push dagger) in his sash, a long tulwar (sword) with golden handle and a dhal (shield) to his side, the verso with an inscription in black ink Devanagari script 'MAHARAJA JAGAT SINGH JI' and an ownership seal in Persian, the portrait set within grey rules and mounted on a cream cardboard, 39cm x 24.3cm including the frame.

For a very similar tinted drawing of Jagat Singh II, portrayed in the same attire and with similar turban ornaments and jewellery, please see Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 78.