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Princess entertained by a dancer and musicians by night,
gouache heightened with gold on paper, finely painted, under a full moon, on a terrace by a lake, the princess sits against cushions attended by two maid servants and watches the youth dancing as three female musicians accompany him, three trays of jewellery laid out before her, an elderly lady looks on from the steps infront, buff border painted with gold meandering vine between gold margins, cream album leaf painted with gold poppy lattice, framed and glazed, Faizabad, circa 1750 - miniature 23.5 x 15.5cm., leaf 38 x 27cm.
See colour plate 5
gouache heightened with gold on paper, finely painted, under a full moon, on a terrace by a lake, the princess sits against cushions attended by two maid servants and watches the youth dancing as three female musicians accompany him, three trays of jewellery laid out before her, an elderly lady looks on from the steps infront, buff border painted with gold meandering vine between gold margins, cream album leaf painted with gold poppy lattice, framed and glazed, Faizabad, circa 1750 - miniature 23.5 x 15.5cm., leaf 38 x 27cm.
See colour plate 5