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SHUKRACHARYA EXTOLS THE DEEDS OF KRISHNA TO MAHARAJA RAO RAM SINGH OF KOTA
KOTAH, CIRCA 1700

23 September 2020, 15:00 EDT
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SHUKRACHARYA EXTOLS THE DEEDS OF KRISHNA TO MAHARAJA RAO RAM SINGH OF KOTA

KOTAH, CIRCA 1700
Black and red ink on paper.
Folio: 4 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (12 x 13.5 cm)

Footnotes

Rao Ram Singh of Kota and his entourage sit attentively before the revered sage, Shukracharya. This preparatory sketch's heavy outline, particularly in the treatment of the eyes and facial features, are consistent with Kotah paintings of the early 18th century. See another portrait of Ram Singh, in the Mittal Collection, published in Topsfield, Rajasthani Drawings, Hyderabad, 2015, p.96, no.42.

Published
Joachim K. Bautze, "Mural Paintings of the Krishnalila at Karwar," in Crill, Stronge, and Topsfield, Arts of Mughal India, London, 2004, p.272, fig.11.
 
Provenance
Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh
Collection of Milo Cleveland Beach

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