PROBABLY GOLCONDA, CIRCA 1770
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LAYLA AND MAJNUN
PROBABLY GOLCONDA, CIRCA 1770
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Layla and an emaciated Majnun supported by a crutch sit beneath a tall tree attended by a maidservent holding a flywhisk, before them stand and sit animals, some in pairs and some alone including a saddled camel held by a servant, behind them a rich walled palace sits on the horizon behind a silvery lake, small areas of scuffing, laid down on yellow card
Miniature 9¼ x 6 3/8in. (23.1 x 16.2cm.)
PROBABLY GOLCONDA, CIRCA 1770
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Layla and an emaciated Majnun supported by a crutch sit beneath a tall tree attended by a maidservent holding a flywhisk, before them stand and sit animals, some in pairs and some alone including a saddled camel held by a servant, behind them a rich walled palace sits on the horizon behind a silvery lake, small areas of scuffing, laid down on yellow card
Miniature 9¼ x 6 3/8in. (23.1 x 16.2cm.)
Literature
Patrick Carré, Dieux, tigres et amours. Miniatures indiennes du XVe au XXe siècle, Spain, 1993, pp. 126-127
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Romain Pingannaud
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