Northern India, Pahari kingdoms / c. 1750
A saddled horse
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs A saddled horse as drawing (Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · c. 1750).
White pigment was used to cover lines that the artist considered to be less than perfect.
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The museum identifies this drawing as Gum tempera on paper.
The museum's collection notes: Horses were important components in royal portraiture, processions, ragamalas (series of images related to verses associated with musical compositions), and narrative scenes. Kings also commissioned portraits of their favorite steeds. Pahari artists perfected their ability to depict horses by sketching with brushes and black pigment on handmade paper.
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