A scene on a riverbank with a ruler and courtiers...
A scene on a riverbank with a ruler and courtiers relaxing on a terrace, Oudh, Lucknow, North India, late 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the detailed scene depicting two covered tents, to right the ruler and courtiers are entertained by male and female musicians, and to left a group of men enjoy a feast, the manicured gardens with fountains and flower beds leading to the river below where boats carrying courtiers navigate, a city in the distance and mountains behind a lush green landscape, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 46x37cm.
Provenance: Private UK Collection; purchased from Gallerie Liova, Paris 1983 (with signed receipt to reverse)
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A scene on a riverbank with a ruler and courtiers relaxing on a terrace, Oudh, Lucknow, North India, late 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the detailed scene depicting two covered tents, to right the ruler and courtiers are entertained by male and female musicians, and to left a group of men enjoy a feast, the manicured gardens with fountains and flower beds leading to the river below where boats carrying courtiers navigate, a city in the distance and mountains behind a lush green landscape, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 46x37cm.
Provenance: Private UK Collection; purchased from Gallerie Liova, Paris 1983 (with signed receipt to reverse)
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