Maharaja Raj Singh and his Elephants
In this sensitively rendered drawing which exemplifies the idiosyncratic style that evolved at Sawar, Raj Singh is depicted enjoying an outing accompanying his elephants from the royal stables. The maharaja is seated in a howdah (litter) atop his prized elephant along with his personal attendant, Sevo, shown seated behind him and waving a fan of peacock feathers. Artists in neighboring Kota and Bundi undoubtedly influenced the sensitive treatment of the elephants seen here, but the exceptional linear quality must be credited to an unnamed master of the Sawar court atelier.
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