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Prince Mathu Singh of Jatoli on a Blue Horse Riding to Udaipur

c. 1720

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar or Jatoli

Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 27.7 x 23.8 cm (10 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.164
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The prince travels armed with bow and arrows, sword, and dagger.

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This painting commemorates the nearly 600-kilometer journey of Mathu Singh on horseback from the tiny principality of Jatoli in eastern Rajasthan to Udaipur, capital of the powerful Mewar Kingdom. The young prince wears a white transparent muslin, and his stallion rears on his hind legs, marking the beginning of the ride. A heedful royal servant gently waves a fly-whisk, which indicates the rider’s royal status.
A vertically oriented painting centers a rearing blue horse against a flat light green field. Thick, dark paint swirls across the top edge. A man in a pink tunic sits astride, while a smaller attendant in green stands to the left. A textured green strip runs along the bottom. Tan borders containing dark Devanagari script frame the scene, highlighting the graphic, flattened composition and decorative, outlined details of the figures.

Prince Mathu Singh of Jatoli on a Blue Horse Riding to Udaipur

c. 1720

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar or Jatoli

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