During whose reign did the predominant Mughal influence recede, leading to the emergence of a Jaipur style with reformulated aesthetics?

1) Sawai Jai Singh
2) Sawai Ishwari Singh
3) Sawai Pratap Singh
4) Sawai Madho Singh

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Answer:  Sawai Pratap Singh
It was under the aspiration of Sawai Pratap Singh (1779–1803) that the predominant Mughal influence receded.

Sawai Ishwari Singh (1743–1750) extended the same patronage to art. Apart from religious and literary texts, he got scenes of his leisure pursuits painted, such as elephant rides, boar and tiger hunts, elephant fights, and so on. Sawai Madho Singh (1750–1767) was attracted towards getting incidents of his court life recorded. It was only in the eighteenth century, under the aspiration of Sawai Pratap Singh (1779–1803) that the predominant Mughal influence receded and a Jaipur style with reformulated aesthetics, which was a blend of Mughal and indigenous stylistic features emerged. This was a second thriving period for Jaipur and Pratap Singh employed around 50 artists. He was a scholar, poet, prolific writer and an ardent follower of Krishna. During his time, apart from royal portraits and representations of courtly pomp and splendour, literary and religious themes, such as Gita Govinda, Ragamala, Bhagvata Purana, etc., got renewed stimulus.