AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A RULER HUNTING ON HORSEBACK India, Rajasthan, 19^th century. Watercolors and gold on paper. The ruler mounted on a chestnut horse with elaborate gold caparison, holding in his hands a bow and arrow, his small barefooted female companion secured behind him with a blue sash, a halo behind the ruler’s head, all on a green ground below the blue sky with three clouds.

Provenance: From an English private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, staining, and creasing, small tears to edges, few minuscule losses, possibly microscopic touchups.

Dimensions: Image size 30.5 x 24 cm.

Literature comparison: Compare a related Indian miniature painting of Jhujar Singh on horseback, dated ca. 1720-1730, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.349.