Lot Essay
A painting from same series is published in W.G. Archer, 1976 op.cit., no. 32, pp. 56-7.
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BILASPUR, CIRCA 1670-80
Details
PRINCE AND COURTIERS ON VERANDA
Bilaspur, circa 1670-80
Gouache on paper, a ruler and his courtiers relax on a terrace while admiring a flowering tree, a pavilion behind, traces of underdrawing of a different miniature, takri inscription on reverse, added flyleaf with collector's number, areas of rubbing, flaking and slight retouching, trimmed to miniature, mounted
8¾ x 11in. (22.2 x 29.5cm.)
Bilaspur, circa 1670-80
Gouache on paper, a ruler and his courtiers relax on a terrace while admiring a flowering tree, a pavilion behind, traces of underdrawing of a different miniature, takri inscription on reverse, added flyleaf with collector's number, areas of rubbing, flaking and slight retouching, trimmed to miniature, mounted
8¾ x 11in. (22.2 x 29.5cm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, 9 July 1974
Literature
W.G. Archer, Visions of Courtly India, London and New York, 1976, no. 33, pp 58-9
Special notice
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