Lot Essay
The folio originally probably formed part of a double-page composition.
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Battle scene from an Akbarnameh
Mughal, circa 1590
gouache heightened with gold on paper, showing the confused battle as armoured horsemen and soldiers with cannons attack an unprepared camp, the inhabitants of which, on foot and horseback, try to flee or defend themselves, among tents behind are tethered elephants and camels while a group of woman wait anxiously, green, gold and orange margins between black rules, (varnished, some rubbing, flaking and creasing, minor damages to edges), mounted on card
miniature 12¼ x 7¼in. (31.1 x 18.5cm.)
Mughal, circa 1590
gouache heightened with gold on paper, showing the confused battle as armoured horsemen and soldiers with cannons attack an unprepared camp, the inhabitants of which, on foot and horseback, try to flee or defend themselves, among tents behind are tethered elephants and camels while a group of woman wait anxiously, green, gold and orange margins between black rules, (varnished, some rubbing, flaking and creasing, minor damages to edges), mounted on card
miniature 12¼ x 7¼in. (31.1 x 18.5cm.)