112. Raja Amar Singh of Tanjore seated with his consort South India, Tanjore, late 19th Century gouache on paper with silvered gesso sections 56.5 x 41.5 cm. The ruler depicted in our painting appears to be Raja Amar Singh Bhonsle, the younger son of the Maratha ruler of Tanjore, Raja Pratap Singh. He served as regent for five years after the death of his elder brother, Tuljaji (reg. 1765-68) and then ruled in the name of his nephew Sarabhoji from 1787 to 1793. He finally usurped the throne after deposing Sarabhoji and ruled absolutely from 1793 to 1798. He appears in a large procession scene, circa 1797, seated in a large gilded carriage, with his nephew Sarabhoji in a notably smaller carriage in the front of him (Victoria and Albert Museum, London (IM.10-1938); illustrated and discussed in M. Archer, Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period, London 1992, pp. 52-53, pl. 18). For another portrayal, see Christie's, Arts of India, 12th June 2018, lot 65.