A large hound with seated attendant, Kishangarh, circa 1765

brush and ink on paper, laid down on buff paper

Sotheby’s London, 9 October 1978, lot 244

In good overall condition, a few minor stains, as viewed.
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Elephants and horses predominate in Indian animal portraiture, dogs being less often regarded as court favourites, but rather as companions in the hunt. This drawing retains some of the quaint humour of the group of Kishangarh works referred to in this catalogue (see lot 58). The swayback of the dog together with the humour of the drawing are more closely reminiscent of the portraits of horses by Bhavanidas, and this work is a direct descendant of his accentuated style as well as to the humour of earlier generations of Kishangarh artists.