Maharana Jagat Singh II in Procession

Place of OriginIndia, Rajasthan, Udaipur

Dateabout 1740

DimensionsDealer: 18 ¼ x 10 1/8 inches (46.4 x 25.7 cm)

MediumOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

ClassificationDrawings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2010.14

Not on View

DescriptionA gold nimbus frames Jagat Singh's side profile. The attendants on foot behind the horse carry a flywhisk (chowrie), a royal umbrella and the royal insignia or changi, a standard with a disc of black felt or ostrich feathers and a gold solar symbol to the center. The attendants to the foreground carry staffs, a bow and quiver of arrows, and a rifle wrapped in a ceremonial gold textile. One of the courtiers walking before the horse carries a hawk, while his companions hold decorated staffs with gold tassels. In the background are the rolling hills surrounding Udaipur. To the right Jagat Singh is seen once again in the continuous narrative, hunting wild boar from the safety of his odi.

Label TextMaharana (Great King) Jagat Singh ruled the princely state of Udaipur from 1734 to 1751. Seated on a splendid horse, he is shown here larger than his attendants and with a gold halo, or nimbus, around his head to emphasize his importance and authority. He is embarking on a hunting trip—the scene in the background shows him again (look for the nimbus) hunting a wild boar and a tiger from within a protective shooting box. In the foreground, the two attendants who follow immediately behind the horse carry a flywhisk and an umbrella and the royal insignia—a disc of black felt with a gold solar symbol in the center. Other attendants carry staffs, a bow and quiver of arrows, tall staffs with gold tassels, and a hawk.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Earthly Beauty, May 29-Sept. 6, 2015.