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Portrait of a European woman, gouache heightened with gold on paper, wearing a pink dress with green over-shift, the woman stands in an interior by a yellow box, grey ground, black and gold meandering vine border, gold margin with red and black rules, on cream leaf, possibly Deccan, 18th century - 5¾ x 2½in. (14.6 x 6.4cm.); portrait of Haj Ahmad, on a terrace with a crocodile infested lake behind, the man, wearing white robes, green turban and yellow shoes, stands holding a bow and quiver, red and black margins, inscribed at left 'taswir Haji Ahmad', India, 18th century - 8¾ x 5½in. (22.4 x 14cm.); and portrait of an old man, in a low enclosed chair with green cushion, the wrinkled old man, wearing white, sits holding a small cup, a bowl of apples beside him, blue ground, gold and polychrome borders, on cream leaf, Hyderabad, 18th century - 6¼ x 3¾in. (15.8 x 9.5cm.), all mounted, framed and glazed (3)