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LUCKNOW, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800
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A PRINCE CELEBRATING HOLI
LUCKNOW, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800
Opaque and transparent pigments and gold on paper, in a festive atmosphere a prince with a consort is surrounded by ladies from his harem, spraying coloured water and throwing colour powders, a fountain in the centre, with gilt borders, laid on card, the reverse with old inventory numbers and Urdu inscription giving the name of Raja Ratan Singh (?)
14 7/8 x 10 ¼in. (37.8 x 26cm.)
LUCKNOW, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800
Opaque and transparent pigments and gold on paper, in a festive atmosphere a prince with a consort is surrounded by ladies from his harem, spraying coloured water and throwing colour powders, a fountain in the centre, with gilt borders, laid on card, the reverse with old inventory numbers and Urdu inscription giving the name of Raja Ratan Singh (?)
14 7/8 x 10 ¼in. (37.8 x 26cm.)
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