M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick

Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam in procession with Colonel Borthwick.

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Maker(s)
Artist: Baijnath
Historical period(s)
dated 1825
School
Devargh or Ratlam school
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (painting): 20.3 Ă— 27.3 cm (8 Ă— 10 3/4 in) H x W (overall): 24 Ă— 30.4 cm (9 7/16 Ă— 12 in)
Geography
India, Madhya Pradesh state, Devgarh or Ratlam
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2018.1.58
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Painting

Keywords
India, man, Ralph and Catherine Benkaim collection, ruler
Provenance

From at least 2002
J. Lowell Groves (1914-2008), San Francisco, California [1]

2009
Sale, San Francisco, Bonhams & Butterfields, Fine Asian Works of Art, June 29, 2009, lot no. 8282 (one of 2), “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [2]

From 2009 to 2010
Terence McInerney, New York, New York, purchased at auction, “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [3]

From 2010 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Terence McInerney, New York, New York [4]

From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [5]

Notes:

[1] According to Andrew Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur: Art Under the Patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar, Zurich: Artibus Asiae Supplementum XLIV, 2002, fig. 214.

[2] See auction catalogue “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar.”

[3] See note 2.

[4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

[5] See note 4.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.
Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim
J. Lowell Groves American, 1914-2008
Catherine Glynn Benkaim

Description

Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam in procession with Colonel Borthwick.

Inscription(s)

Verso: “Portrait of Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam after his coronation in procession in the 3rd week of June 1825. Accompanied by his foster-brother Moji. Riding on the second elephant is Colonel Borthwick, resident advisor and on the white horse, the accountant to the Maharaja, Hirachand. And on the dark horse is Kotari, the storekeeper and master of ceremonies. Sheikh Sirdar Mohammad is on the front forward horse.”

Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
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