AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT Rajasthan, North Western India, late 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with silver and gold on paper, the vertical composition portraying a haloed local ruler holding a spear over his head whilst riding a white steed in full parade attire, accompanied by three attendants, the one in the front holding a ceremonial mace ( soonta ), the two in the back with a fly whisk and stick, the scene set against a hilly green landscape and encased within black and ochre yellow rules, 30cm x 23cm. Provenance: Italian private collection since the early 2000s.