A young bearded ascetic seated on a terrace praying with a rosary.

Dressed entirely in white apart from an orange fold in his white turban. He leans against an orange bolster on an orange mat. Silver vessels with holy water placed before him, white clouds overhead. The minimal detail lends a special serenity to the subject. Jaipur, circa 1840.

Gouache on paper. 200 x 140mm. (7.9 x 5.5ins).