Until when the trend for documentary painting under Maharaja Jaswant Singh's patronage enjoy prominence?

1. 18th century
2. 19th century
3. 20th century
4. 17th century

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Answer: 19th century
The trend for documentary painting under Maharaja Jaswant Singh's patronage enjoyed prominence until the advent of photography in the nineteenth century.

A productive period of painting was ushered in by Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1638–1678) in the mid–seventeenth century. A trend for documentary painting through portraiture and depiction of court life started under his patronage around 1640 and enjoyed prominence till the advent of photography in the nineteenth century when it substituted painting for recording events. Numerous portraits of Jaswant Singh survive. Due to his inclination towards the Vallabha cult of Shrinathji, he patronised many Krishna related themes with Bhagvata Purana as the most prominent one.