A grisaille painting of ladies drinking in the harem, Lucknow,...
A grisaille painting of ladies drinking in the harem, Lucknow, North India, 18th century, opaque pigments and ink on paper heightened with gold, the women depicted in various states of inebriation outside a pavilion, further vessels and dishes seen through the windows, a garden and fountain to the back ground, two lines of Persian poetry in nasta'liq script above and below, mounted on a later 19th century album folio, painting 21.3 x 8.7cm.
Provenance: Private London collection
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A grisaille painting of ladies drinking in the harem, Lucknow, North India, 18th century, opaque pigments and ink on paper heightened with gold, the women depicted in various states of inebriation outside a pavilion, further vessels and dishes seen through the windows, a garden and fountain to the back ground, two lines of Persian poetry in nasta'liq script above and below, mounted on a later 19th century album folio, painting 21.3 x 8.7cm.
Provenance: Private London collection
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