Lot Essay
The old label on reverse from a French art dealer established on rue Drouot identifies the scene as 'a Physicist giving medication to a child'.
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MUGHAL DELHI, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
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AN ELDERLY MAN WITH A CHILD
MUGHAL DELHI, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the bearded man depicted standing, wearing a long light brown coat with gold embroidered botehs, scooping a liquid from a gadrooned bowl, a child with a hair knot and holding a walking stick stands by his side, a grey cat sits at the man's feet, the reverse with old French inscription and label from Drouot, mounted, framed
5 x 3 1/8in. (12.8 x 8cm.)
MUGHAL DELHI, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the bearded man depicted standing, wearing a long light brown coat with gold embroidered botehs, scooping a liquid from a gadrooned bowl, a child with a hair knot and holding a walking stick stands by his side, a grey cat sits at the man's feet, the reverse with old French inscription and label from Drouot, mounted, framed
5 x 3 1/8in. (12.8 x 8cm.)