Maharaja Sital Dev in Devotion, ca. 1690, India (Punjab Hills, Basohli), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 5 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (14. 3 x 11. 7 cm), Paintings, The image of the blind raja Sital Dev stands apart from other dynastic portraits. Here, the focus is on his private devotion, as he sits holding a mala (rosary) and reciting mantras. Not only is he unattended, but his surroundings are simple and stripped of the iconography of kingship