INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY - 19TH CENTURY | THREE MINIATURES

INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY - 19TH CENTURY
THREE MINIATURES

gouache and gold on paper and cardboard
(i) Gathering around a sage
(ii) Conversation in the patio (Rasikapriya)
(iii) A Mughal princess
(i) 32,2 x 24,5 cm (ii) 23,5 x 19 cm (iii) 16 x 7,5 cm
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INDE, FIN DU XVIIIE ET XIXE SIÈCLE
TROIS MINIATURES

gouache et or sur papier et papier cartonné
(i) Assemblée autour d'un sage
(ii) Conversation sur la terrasse (Rasikapriya)
(iii) Princesse moghole
(i) 32,2 x 24,5 cm (ii) 23,5 x 19 cm (iii) 16 x 7,5 cm

Condition Report:
(i) Colours are faded, extended (all the white door and background alongside has been added to the painting later), the name of each inscribed in Persian below the black margin inside the gold large margin, there are losses and abrasions to the pigments, all these are visible on the catalogue illustration
(ii) Colours are accurate, in an overall good condition, there are abrasions to the pigments
(iii) Colours are faded, several stains and abrasions to the pigments, there is a calligraphy in Persian on the backside, the miniature is on paper

As viewed.

Dimensions
(i) 32.2 x 24.5 cm
(ii) 23.5 x 19 cm
(iii) 16 x 7.5 cm

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