8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
708
A PORTRAIT OF A SIKH RULER ON HORSEBACK, MADRAS SCHOOL OF ART, 19TH CENTURY
gouache with gold on paper, wearing a white coat and blue turban, his head surrounded by a halo, carrying a sword and wearing elaborate gold jewellery, riding a white horse with rich trappings, a river and hilly landscape in the background, old label on the reverse reading School of Art Madras, no.3521, Rs.19, with revised price in pencil, Rs.16, framed with framer's label on the reverse, 28.5 x 25.5cm (inside mount)
The subject is probably Narinder Singh of Patiala (r.1845–62). The Madras School of Art (now the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai), founded in 1850 by Dr. Alex Hunter was the first of a series of Art Schools established in the larger cities during the British Raj.
Sold for £10,000
gouache with gold on paper, wearing a white coat and blue turban, his head surrounded by a halo, carrying a sword and wearing elaborate gold jewellery, riding a white horse with rich trappings, a river and hilly landscape in the background, old label on the reverse reading School of Art Madras, no.3521, Rs.19, with revised price in pencil, Rs.16, framed with framer's label on the reverse, 28.5 x 25.5cm (inside mount)
The subject is probably Narinder Singh of Patiala (r.1845–62). The Madras School of Art (now the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai), founded in 1850 by Dr. Alex Hunter was the first of a series of Art Schools established in the larger cities during the British Raj.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
