Portrait of Maharaja Balwant Singh of Bharatpur (r. 1825-1853), Signed, dated and inscribed in Devanagari 'Govindram Udairam/ Artist Jaipur/ 1921' lower right, India, Jaipur

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Description

Signed, dated and inscribed in Devanagari 'Govindram Udairam/ Artist Jaipur/ 1921' lower right

Oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

The only son of Maharaja Baldeo Singh, Balwant Singh became the ruler of Bharatpur, Rajasthan in 1825. The infant Maharaja was seized by his cousin Rao Durjan Sal in March 1825 and subsequently freed by the British Army in 1826. He died in 1853 and was succeeded by his only son Maharaja Jashwant Singh.