still image still image Miniatures (Paintings)-Mewār Region (India). Gouaches. ii 1780 1800 monographic approximately 1780 and 1800. hin 4 drawings : opaque pigments and gold on paper, framed ; 25.4 x 22.9 cm (sheet)

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Collection. Miniatures depicting equestrians and stallions, namely the steed Deepsaav, the steed Airavat and the steed Ghuman Gajan. Mewār painting it is one of the most important schools of Indian miniature painting of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is was developed in the Hindu principality of Mewār, in the Rājasthān state and it is a branch Rājasthanī style. The Mewār school continued through the 18th century and into the 19th, the production being fairly prolific. An increasing number of paintings were concerned with portraiture and the life of the ruler. No Known Copyright Title and date devised by Library staff. Three portraits have identification inscriptions in black devangari. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25174976 BIB-ID: 2537512 Equestrian portraits Mewār Region (India) Mewar painting Horses Pictorial works People Mewār Region (India) Portraits aacr rda QAFCL 030618 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng