Lot Essay
Another slightly later version of the same composition can be found as lot 96 in this sale.
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MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1640-1650
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HAREM LADIES IN A PALACE POOL
Mughal India, circa 1640-1650
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a group of ladies bathe in a pool in the garden of the harem, a white pavilion in the background, slight retouching of flaked white, mounted on card with gold-flecked margins
Folio 17¾ x 12 5/8in. (45.1 x 32.1cm.); miniature 12¾ x 7¾in. (32.4 x 19.7cm.)
Mughal India, circa 1640-1650
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a group of ladies bathe in a pool in the garden of the harem, a white pavilion in the background, slight retouching of flaked white, mounted on card with gold-flecked margins
Folio 17¾ x 12 5/8in. (45.1 x 32.1cm.); miniature 12¾ x 7¾in. (32.4 x 19.7cm.)
Provenance
Warren Hastings
John Lord Northwick, sold Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1928, lot 101. Kevork Demerijian
John Lord Northwick, sold Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1928, lot 101. Kevork Demerijian
Exhibited
1933 Chicago Art Insititute
1933 Houston Museum of Fine Arts
1934 De Young Museum, San Franciso
1957 Delgardo Museum, New Orleans
1958 De Young Museum, San Franciso
1968 San Diego Fine Arts Museum
1933 Houston Museum of Fine Arts
1934 De Young Museum, San Franciso
1957 Delgardo Museum, New Orleans
1958 De Young Museum, San Franciso
1968 San Diego Fine Arts Museum
Special notice
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