Lot 1156
  • 1156

AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING MAHARAJA MAN SINGH VISITING JALLANDRANATH

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Description

  • AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING MAHARAJA MAN SINGH VISITING JALLANDRANATH
  • Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
  • image: 11 3/8 by 8 3/4 in. (28.8 by 22.2 cm) unframed

Catalogue Note

Maharaja Man Singh (r. 1803-1843) of Jodhpur visiting the Nath Guru Jallandranath, his hands clasped in respect. An attending Rathore noble waves a ceremonial morchal.

For a discussion of Maharaja Man Singh and the Nath sect see Rosemary Crill, Marwar Painting: A History of the Jodhpur Style, Mumbai, 2000, pp. 146 - 151.