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Raghogarh School Raghogarh was an outlying court on the Rajasthan/Madya Pradesh border south of Bundi and Kota. It had painting studios from the late 17th century onwards. Their paintings usually had a flat background made with a wash of plain colour. Often insignificant people, servants etc. are depicted disproportionately small.
© Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA U.E.A. 636 India, Raghogarh Raja Dhiraj Singh of Raghogarh watching an elephant attacked by a leopard Late 17th century Opaque watercolour and gold on paper 7.5 x 10.8in (19.0 x 27.3cm) Acquired 1975
The Raja and his attendant, each holding a lotus blossom, are standing under a canopy,. Their robes and turbans indicate Raghogarh court style. The white robed mahout tries to control the lively state elephant as a leopard attacks it. The mahout, elephant and leopard are shown on a small scale. The devanagiri script gives the names of the two men.
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