The Monday Minstrel

Monday Minstrel: The Rajah rides a grey.

Posted by anne leueen on

This painting shows the Rajah Dhian Singh ( 1796-1840) out hunting with his entourage.   He is mounted on a grey stallion of the finest Indian breeds of Kathiawari and Marawari. This is indicated by the curved ears of the horse.  The painting is set in the Punjab Plains of what is now Pakistan.   These horses were bred from the Arabian and Turkmene horses and crossed with local horses.  One of the Rajah’s attendants is riding a dun or buckskin horse and this color is found in the desert horses of Turkemenistan

 

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Photo: Tamsin Pickeral’s book The Horse . Indian School c. 1834-40 Gouache on paper. London Victoria and Albert Museum. 

 

 

8 Comments Add yours

  1. crosscountrylifeblog says:
    August 8, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Interesting, thanks!

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    1. anne leueen says:
      August 8, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      A bit of history!

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  2. jasapembuatankitasjakarta says:
    July 31, 2017 at 7:33 pm

    very interesting…

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  3. usathroughoureyes says:
    July 31, 2017 at 9:50 am

    Interesting how the ears show its breed.

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    1. anne leueen says:
      July 31, 2017 at 12:13 pm

      Yes. Only the Indian breeds have these curved ears.

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      1. usathroughoureyes says:
        August 1, 2017 at 11:07 am

        So interesting. You see through your studies of horses what we don’t but are beginning too.

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  4. fearlessinjesuschrist says:
    July 31, 2017 at 9:19 am

    I really like the buckskin look.

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    1. anne leueen says:
      July 31, 2017 at 9:34 am

      I agree with you!

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