A Prince of the House of Mysore

Mysore, South India, circa 1850 A.D.

Watercolour on gesso on panel

46 by 38 cm., framed

The Wodeyar [Wadiyar] dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399-1947.

After the death of Tipu Sultan, the British reinstated the Wodeyars to the throne of Mysore, when the four-year old Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799-1868), became king and the capital was returned to Mysore in the modern state of Karnataka.

Provenance

European private collection, acquired 1970s-80s