M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick

Devargh or Ratlam school Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam in procession with Colonel Borthwick. Verso: “Portrait of Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam after his coronation in procession in the 3rd week of June 1825. Accompanied by his foster-brother Moji. Riding on the second elephant is Colonel Borthwick, resident advisor and on the white horse, the accountant to the Maharaja, Hirachand. And on the dark horse is Kotari, the storekeeper and master of ceremonies. Sheikh Sirdar Mohammad is on the front forward horse.” From at least 2002 J. Lowell Groves (1914-2008), San Francisco, California [1] 2009 Sale, San Francisco, Bonhams & Butterfields, Fine Asian Works of Art, June 29, 2009, lot no. 8282 (one of 2), “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [2] From 2009 to 2010 Terence McInerney, New York, New York, purchased at auction, “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [3] From 2010 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Terence McInerney, New York, New York [4] From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [5] Notes: [1] According to Andrew Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur: Art Under the Patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar, Zurich: Artibus Asiae Supplementum XLIV, 2002, fig. 214. [2] See auction catalogue “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar.” [3] See note 2. [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office. [5] See note 4. National Museum of Asian Art Collection J. Lowell Groves (American, 1914-2008) Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim