PORTRAIT ÉQUESTRE DE NANA GOVINDRAO Gouache sur papier représentant le souverain de Jalaun "Shri Govind Rao Ji" (1832-1840) dont le nom est inscrit en lettres d'or en "devanagari", près de la tête de lion du haut d'un étendard de l'Etat de Jalaun. Le "chatri" est décoré du croissant blanc sur fond rouge, symbole des Rajputs Chandravanshi. (Encadrée). Inde, Jalaun, (Bundelkhand), Uttar Pradesh, vers 1832/1840 30,5 x 20 cm. Références : E. Jaivani Paul, "Arms and Armour", Traditional weapons of India, 2005, p. 121 THE NAME OF JALAUN'S RULER : SHRI GOVINDRAO JI (1832-1840) IS WRITTEN IN GOLD IN NAGARI SCRIPT NEXT TO THE LION HEAD FINIAL OF THE FLAG POLE WHICH IS THE JALAUN'S STATE FLAG. THE CHATRI WITH THE CRESCENT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE CHANDRAVANSHI RAJPUTS. INDIA, JALAUN, CIRCA 1832-1840. Provenance : from the collection of the Indologist Peter Gaeffke, probably acquired during his research stays in India late 1950s and early 1960s