Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects a Prize Stallion, 1845–46, Western India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, Image (painting): 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (42.5 x 57.8 cm), Paintings, Tara (Indian, active 1836–1870), The artist Tara, who worked primarily during the reign of Sarup Singh (r. 1842–61), maharana of Mewar, often employed formal perspectival devices to bring structure to his large-scale paintings. In this grand picture of a tented camp, we see the maharana being presented with a prize stallion, perhaps a gift to mark his birthday
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Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects, Prize Stallion, 1845–46, Western India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paper, Image, painting, 16 3/4 x 22 3/4, 42.5 57.8 cm, Paintings, Tara, Indian, active, 1836–1870, artist, reign, Sarup r, 1842–61, maharana, employed formal, perspectival, devices, bring structure, large-scale paintings, grand picture, tented camp, see, presented, prize, stallion, perhaps, gift, mark, birthday
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