A portrait of Jagat Singh II of Mewar (1734-1751) watching a Nautch, Mewar, Rajasthan, India, circa 1760, gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, the haloed ruler shown beneath a parasol and smoking, his vivid red robes echoed in those of the dancer before him, the drum held be one of his performers and the dress of one of his courtesans, inscribed verso and recto, 30.2 x 20.7cm. Provenance: Private Collection of J.P. Losty (1945-2021), formerly curator of Indian Visual Materials at the British Library; acquired from the Pan Asia Collection, Sotheby's, October, 1990 Inscriptions: Recto in gold: 'Portrait of Maharana Sri Jagat Singji. Dance of Women' Verso: 'Portrait of Maharaana Sri Jagat Singhji enjoying a dance of his women. This page entered into the [Royal Mewar] collection on Asadha badi 12 samvat 1818 [August 1761].'With some losses to paint