PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780

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LADIES AT A SHRINE BEFORE A GROUP OF FAKIRS
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within green inner and cream outer border both with scrolling foliate decoration, reverse plain
Painting 10 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (27 x 16.5cm.); folio 12 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (31.8 x 21.5cm.)

Provenance

Collection of William and Mildred Archer

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Lot Essay

Mildred Archer (1911-2005) is perhaps best known for her extensive work on 19^th and 20^th century painting in British India and the term “Company” paintings is credited to her. She was curator of the East India Company collection of paintings in the India Office Library. William Archer (1907-79) was a former British civil servant in India before becoming a leading figure in the field of Indian painting and was later appointed Keeper of the Indian Section at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

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