Femmes au palais Mughal India, 18th century
Album page with a gouache painting o…

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Femmes au palais

Mughal India, 18th century Album page with a gouache painting of a noble lady on a palace terrace. She is accompanied by two servants, one seated at her side, the other holding a flycatcher on her shoulder. Condition: repainted. Size: 30 x 22 cm. Miniature: 15 x 10 cm. Framed under glass. Ladies on a terrace, opaque pigments and gold, Mughal India, 18th century

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