“BANI THANI” – a watercolour painting done by me on Imperial Size (56x76 cm/22x30 inches) Arches Cold Pressed watercolour paper. This painting is an inspiration from a 1750 painting by Nihal Singh belonging to the Kishangarh style of painting. The original painting is on display at the National Museum, Delhi.

Bani Thani was one of the wives of King Sawant Singh. Her birthname was Vishnupriya, she was appointed as a singer to the Kings court. The King was a poet and due to common interests, they fell in love.

After the King abdicated his throne both of them retired comfortably in Vrindavan – a place very famously related to Radha-Krishna.

Nihal Singh the painter used Bani Thani and the King as a model and painted a series of paintings depicting them as Radha and Krishna.

The characteristics of these paintings were elegant and graceful features, rather stylized, including arched eyebrows, lotus-like elongated eyes, and a pointed chin.

This painting is also featured in an Indian Postal stamp in 1973.

To know more about Bani Thani and Kishengarh style painting please read our Blog.

Please read the Advisory to know more about our process, method of shipping, and caring tips for the artwork.