Tilkayat Girdharji performing Aarti with his son on Sharad Purnima day
Tilkayat Girdharji performing Aarti with his son on Sharad Purnima day by Unknown Artist Nathdwara circa 1870 Opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper 13 x 9.5 in. (33 x 24.1 cm.) Sharad Purnima is one of the most celebrated festivals in the calendar of the Vallabha sampradaya which falls on the full moon of […]
Procession for the festival of Chunri Gangaur
Procession for the festival of Chunri Gangaur by Unknown Artist Nathdwara circa 1865 Opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper 11.75 x 15.75 in. (29.8 x 40 cm.) Gangaur is a very important festival in Rajasthan. It is the celebration of spring, harvest as well as marital fidelity. This festival is celebrated with pomp and […]
Govardhanlalji riding on an elephant during Vijyadashmi Procession
Govardhanlalji riding on an elephant during Vijyadashmi Procession behind father Tilkayat Girdharji Attributed to Parasramji (active 1840-1880) Mewar circa 1865 Opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper 15.75 x 22.5 in. (40 x 57.2 cm.) Every year on Vijayadashmi, the Tilkayat would be part of a grand procession which would culminate in the symbolic burning […]
Tilkayat Girdharji with his son Govardhanlalji on tour
Tilkayat Girdharji (1843-1903) with his son Govardhanlalji (1862-1934) on tour by Unknown Artist Nathdwara circa 1865 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 10.5 x 13.5 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm.) Tilkayats would often undertake tours of the city and adjoining areas on festive occasions or on specific events, where there would be a welcome ceremony. […]
Prince Bhupal Singh
Prince Bhupal Singh (1884, r. 1930-1955) and his teachers attributed to Liladhar, Udaipur, Rajasthan circa 1901 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 12.5 x 9.25 in. (31.6 x 23.5 cm.) Prince Bhupal Singh, born at Udaipur in 1884, was the son of Maharana Fateh Singhji. In 1900, when he was 15 years old, he contracted […]
Shri Karansinhji
Shri Karansinhji (1871-1909) Younger Brother of Maharao Khengarji, Rao of Kutch attributed to Ghasiram Sharma ( 1868 – 1930), Nathdwara, Rajasthan circa 1890 Watercolour and gold on paper 11 x 8 in. (28.5 x 21 cm.) Shri Karansinhji was born at Bhuj in 1871. He was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He represented his brother, […]
Maharao Sheodan Singhji
Maharao Sheodan Singhji, (1845, r. 1857-1874) Maharaja of Alwar Alwar, Rajasthan circa 1870 Watercolour and gold on paper 13.5 x 10.5 in. (34 x 26.5 cm.) Maharao Raja Shri Sheodan Singhji born at Alwar in 1845, was the only surviving son of H. H. Maharao Shri Sawai Bane Singhji. He succeeded his father after his […]
Maharaja Jiyaji Rao
Maharaja Jiyaji Rao, (1835, r. 1843-1886) Scindia of Gwalior Gwalior circa 1860 Watercolour on paper 26 x 21 in. (66 x 53.5 cm.) Gwalior was one of the successor states arising out of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and of the Maratha Confederacy. The Marathas were a fierce warrior race from the northern Deccan, […]
Maharao Shri Daishalji II
Maharao Shri Daishalji II, (1816, r. 1819-1860) Maharaja of Kutch Kutch, Gujarat circa 1840 Drawing on paper 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20 cm.) Maharao Shri Daihsalji II was the only son of Maharao Shri Bharmulji II Sahib, Rao of Kutch. He was appointed as the heir to his father in 1817. In 1819 […]
Hindu Jagirdar seated on verandah
Hindu Jagirdar seated on verandah by Mulchand, Banaras circa 1840 Watercolour and gold on paper 14 x 10 in. (35.5 x 25.4 cm.) Indian painting history during the eighteenth and nineteenth century witnessed a new genre of painting popularly known as the Company School or Company Period. The paintings of this school display a blend […]