Maharaja Sital Dev in Devotion, ca. 1690, India (Punjab Hills, Basohli), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 5 5

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Maharaja Sital Dev in Devotion, ca. 1690, India (Punjab Hills, Basohli), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 5 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, The image of the blind raja Sital Dev stands apart from other dynastic portraits. Here, the focus is on his private devotion, as he sits holding a mala (rosary) and reciting mantras. Not only is he unattended, but his surroundings are simple and stripped of the iconography of kingship

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