Raja Sujan Singh of Bikaner smoking a hookah

Bikaner school Verso: Purple stamp of the personal collection of the Maharaja of Bikaner 1963, [dated notation entered by hand on] 17.8.64; inventory no. 5317 Khet Singh Verso: in Nagari: samvat 1803 miti bhadva(n) sudi 5 s(h)abi maharaja sujan singhji ri kam uste ahmad s(h)ha muhamad ro Samvat 1803 bright half of the month of Bhadon, 5th day, likeness of Maharaja Sujan Singh. Work of the Master (Ustad) Ahmad, (son of) Shah Mahmud Inspection date: Sunday 10th August 1746 From ca. 1715 to 1964 Personal collection of the Maharaja of Bikaner From ? to 2003 Francesca Galloway, London [1] From 2003 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Francesca Galloway, London in 2003 From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim Notes: [1] We were unable to trace the painting between 1964, when it certainly was in Bikaner, and 2003, when it certainly was in London. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Maharaja of Bikaner (Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India) Francesca Galloway Catherine Glynn Benkaim