MAJNUN IN THE WILDERNESS
MAJNUN IN THE WILDERNESS

PROBABLY LUCKNOW, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1760

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MAJNUN IN THE WILDERNESS
PROBABLY LUCKNOW, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1760
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Majnun sits by a crouching lion under a mango tree, visited by Layla richly dressed, two female attendants behind carry blue and white covered vessels, a cloudy sky above with a hunting scene in the background, two deer and pairs of birds rest by a stream, laid down on gold-speckled card
12 ¼ x 8 ¾in. (31.1 x 22.4cm.)
Provenance
From a Greek private collection

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