A GROOM LEADS A WHITE STALLION TO A SIKH NOBLEMAN

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Description

A GROOM LEADS A WHITE STALLION TO A SIKH NOBLEMAN
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image: 7 3/8 by 10 1/2 in. (18.8 by 26.7 cm)
folio: 9 1/8 by 13 1/8 in. (23.2 by 33.4 cm) unframed

Catalogue Note

Dressed in saffron with sword and shield, a Sikh nobleman stands holding the long stem of his huqqah. He waits calmly for his horse and groom as he inhales the scent of a fragrant blossom. Against a blue sky with a suggestion of green grassy landscape below.