134 A battle scene, late Mughal, possibly Lucknow, late 18th century, depicting equestrian figures and elephants in the field of battle, water colour on paper, 23.8 x 19.3cm


Large sale depictions of battle scenes tend to be more chaotic, as in examples such as the battle of Samugarh of 1658 now at Harvard Arthur M Sackler Museum (1999.298) and the battle of Panipat of 1761 in the collection of the British Library (Johnson Album 66,3). It is noted that the battle around the artillery is in full flow, but the remaining participants are formally arranged on the field as if in a procession. Long lines of armies in processions in backgrounds while rulers and other important personages occupy the foreground are a feature of Muhammad Shah paintings from the second quarter of the 18th century. This format of illustration influenced later Mughal painting and also the later Mughal provincial schools.


Very little of the under drawing is visible in this painting. The composition relies on dabs of colour to create the lines of trees cresting the ridges and well as washes of colour. This European rendering technique may point to a Murshidabad or Luknow artist being the author of this work.


Literature: Losty, J.P. ‘Painting at Murshidabad 1750-1820’ in Murshidabad:Forgotten Capital of Bengal, ed. Neeta Das and Roise Llewellyn-Jones, Marg Foundation, Mumbai, 2013, pp. 82-105. £500-800 + 27.6% BP*


135 A portrait of Rathore Hari Singh, Jogidosta, Kishangarh, c.1750, ink and colour on paper, within borders of green and red, enriched with gold leaf, 27 x 19.6cm (folio), the illustration 16.6 x 14.2cm


This folio bears an inscription in pencil to the back, Rathore Hari Singh, Jogidosta. Jogidosta is a community of Kishangarh, c.1750. £600-800 + 27.6% BP*


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