Lot Essay
The first saddled stallion appears in Claudio Bravo's paintings Dionysos, 1984 and Caballos, 2001 (Claudio Bravo et le Marco, exh. cat., Paris, 2004, p. 33 and Marlborough Gallery, New York).
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MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH AND 19TH CENTURY
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TWO EQUESTRIAN PAINTINGS
MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH AND 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the first depicting a saddled stallion richly bedecked, facing right, an identification inscription in black nasta'liq script reading 'Mahbub' above, within yellow thin margins, with black rules; the second with a saddled white horse facing left; each mounted, framed and glazed
The first 8 ¾ x 6 5/8 in. (22 x 17 cm.); the second 2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (6 x 8 cm.) visible
MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH AND 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the first depicting a saddled stallion richly bedecked, facing right, an identification inscription in black nasta'liq script reading 'Mahbub' above, within yellow thin margins, with black rules; the second with a saddled white horse facing left; each mounted, framed and glazed
The first 8 ¾ x 6 5/8 in. (22 x 17 cm.); the second 2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (6 x 8 cm.) visible
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