A noblewoman with her attendant and musicians beneath a canopy, on a terrace

Details

Lucknow School, circa 1820-30
A noblewoman with her attendant and musicians beneath a canopy, on a terrace
with inscription 'A Hindoo Lady/w.th Musicians' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and gold, within the artist's wash-line mount
15¾ x 11¾ in. (40 x 29.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

It is probable that the finely attired noblewoman depicted here is meant to be a princess. Her hairstyle and facial features resemble those of her counterpart in A noblewoman smoking a hookah with attendants, in an interior overlooking a garden, lot 117. The Company School artist would often trace his figures from earlier drawings. Elements of this composition are striking and unusual, such as the screen of stylised flowers bordering the terrace.

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