Lot Essay
Another version of this painting, dated circa 1780, is illustated in Douglas Barret and Basil Gray, Indian Painting, Geneva, 1978, p.184.
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PAHARI SCHOOL, KANGRA OR GULER, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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LAKSHMAN PLUCKS A THORN FROM RAMA'S FOOT
PAHARI SCHOOL, KANGRA OR GULER, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, after hunting in the forest, the two brothers, Rama and Lakshman, sit with Sita, while one plucks a thorn from the foot of the other, Hanuman drinks from the river beside them, red and white borders, mounted, framed and glazed
Miniature 8 x 5¾in. (20.3 x 14.5cm.)
PAHARI SCHOOL, KANGRA OR GULER, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, after hunting in the forest, the two brothers, Rama and Lakshman, sit with Sita, while one plucks a thorn from the foot of the other, Hanuman drinks from the river beside them, red and white borders, mounted, framed and glazed
Miniature 8 x 5¾in. (20.3 x 14.5cm.)