Description
Chasse à l'antilope
A rajah on horseback hunting a deer with a lance, Opaque pigments, Jaipur, circa 1800` Gouache on paper depicting a noble rider armed with a spear piercing a black-coated antelope on a vast plain set against a cloudy horizon. Good condition. Size: 23 x 28.5 cm This noble dignitary, adorned with jewels, a talwar and a spear, is depicted in full power by an equally richly adorned white-robed stallion. His white suit reveals the contours of his body, a direct echo of the power of his mount. Provenance: Uhde Wilfried Collection, Heidelberg, Germany, 1960 Wreathed and richly adorned with jewels, a talwar and a spear, this noble dignitary is represented in power thanks to an equally richly adorned stallion in a white robe. His white suit reveals the contours of his body, a direct echo of the power of his mount.
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