Lot Essay
The small miniature on the verso with the Madonna and Child may be by Mir Kalan Khan in the style of a circa 1600 Mughal interpretation of a European image.
MUGHAL INDIA, POSSIBLY OUDH, 1750-60
Details
Double sided miniature
Mughal India, possibly Oudh, 1750-60
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, with the half-naked embracing lovers seated on a bed, mounted on card with blue and pink gold-sprinkled borders, verso with the Blessed Virgin suckling the Christ Child
Miniature 8 x 4¾in. (20.2 x 12cm.)
Mughal India, possibly Oudh, 1750-60
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, with the half-naked embracing lovers seated on a bed, mounted on card with blue and pink gold-sprinkled borders, verso with the Blessed Virgin suckling the Christ Child
Miniature 8 x 4¾in. (20.2 x 12cm.)