Maharaja Raj Singh of Sawar receives a yogi in a garden

Gouache on paper.

Maharaja Raj Singh receives an important yogi on the terrace of his royal garden, while pigeons and peacocks strut around them. On the far side of the garden, with its square plots, fountain, cypresses, flowering trees and birds, bands of male and female musicians provide an accompaniment. This unique composition combines court painting conventions with the decorative freedoms of Rajasthani folk art.

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