Bagta

A painter who worked in eighteenth century Rajasthan in the court of Devgarh under the ruler Rawat Jaswant Singh. He worked with a diverse range of themes, producing court scenes, equestrian portraits, large-scale topographic views and hunting scenes. He moved across courts and was active in Udaipur (c. 1761–1814) during the reign of Ari Singh (r. 1761–73) and in Devgarh under Rawat Jaswant Singh (r. 1737–76), Rawat Ragho Das (r. 1776–86) and Rawat Gokul Das II (r. 1786–1821).