POSSIBLY OUDH, 1770-80 AD
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Double sided miniature
Possibly Oudh, 1770-80 AD
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, single stem of poppy blossoms on gold ground, with two smaller stems of white flowers either side, contained within an ogival-shaped arch, floral meander above, slight scuffing, verso with a mounted nobleman attacking a male lion with a sword, the wounded lioness below, flaking
Miniature 9½ x 5½in. (24 x 14cm.)
Possibly Oudh, 1770-80 AD
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, single stem of poppy blossoms on gold ground, with two smaller stems of white flowers either side, contained within an ogival-shaped arch, floral meander above, slight scuffing, verso with a mounted nobleman attacking a male lion with a sword, the wounded lioness below, flaking
Miniature 9½ x 5½in. (24 x 14cm.)