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Prince Mathu Singh of Jatoli on a Blue Horse Riding to Udaipur
c. 1720
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This painting commemorates the nearly 600-kilometer journey of Mathu Singh on horseback from the tiny principality of Jatoli in eastern Rajasthan to Udaipur, capital of the powerful Mewar Kingdom. The young prince wears a white transparent muslin, and his stallion rears on his hind legs, marking the beginning of the ride. A heedful royal servant gently waves a fly-whisk, which indicates the rider’s royal status.
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- Title: Prince Mathu Singh of Jatoli on a Blue Horse Riding to Udaipur
- Date Created: c. 1720
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 27.7 x 23.8 cm (10 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.164
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: kavarajī śrī matu siṃgha jī kī udaipura suyorī pāra āye, kavara jī śrī mathu sīṃgh jī, jatolī ko
- Fun Fact: The prince has tucked a bottle of perfume in his sash next to the dagger.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar or Jatoli
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.164
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