Portrait of a ruler, India, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted facing right, wearing a white jama and red turban and silver and yellow sash, holding a straight tulwar in his right hand, terrace and flowers behind, inscribed in white Davanagari above, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, 21 x 15cm. Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby's Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 271 (part lot)Borders nibbled, brown staining, crease running across upper third of painting, loss of pigment