NORTHERN INDIA AND DECCAN, 19TH CENTURY | FOUR PORTRAITS

NORTHERN INDIA AND DECCAN, 19TH CENTURY
FOUR PORTRAITS

gouache and gold on paper and on cardboard
A Mughal prince
A sage seated on a carpet
The portrait of 'Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyyat'
A prince wearing a turban
From 14,5 cm to 36 cm
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INDE DU NORD ET DECCAN, XIXE SIÈCLE
QUATRE PORTRAITS

gouache et or sur papier et sur papier cartonné
Un prince moghole auréolé
Portrait de Hazrat-e Hur
Le portrait de 'Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyyat' sur un fond noir
Un prince coiffé d'un grand turban de style safavide
De 14,5 cm à 36 cm

Condition Report:
A Prince wearing a turban: overall good condition. Minor abrasions to pigments.
A sage seated on a carpet: please note that this portrait is of Hazrat-e Hur, in overall good condition, minor losses to the white pigments and abrasions to the blue background.
The portrait of 'Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyyat': in overall good condition. Minor abrasions to the pigments of the turban and clothes, minor abrasions to the blackbackground;
A Mughal prince: abrasions and losses to the pigmentrs overall the surface, the inscription above the portrait (visible in the catalogue illustration) gives the name of the prince.
All of these are visible in the catalogue illustration. As viewed.

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