COMPANY SCHOOL: UNFINISHED PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL
INDIA, BENARES, CIRCA 1875
£454
Auction: Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | Lots 84 to 152 | 12 June at 10am
Description
pencil and gouache on paper, her loose dark hair hanging over her shoulders,
verso inscribed in Hindi and in pencil in English referring to the Vijainagram estate in Benares and Mahesh Bosad as a possible artist with the date circa 1875
Dimensions
Folio: 22.4cm x 18.4cm (8 7/8in x 7 2/8in)
Footnote
Note:
This painting is clearly unfinished and may have been a preparatory study for a larger painting. This was commonly practised by artists working in Bengal seeking commissions from British Company officers.
For comparison, see E. Hannam, Beyond the Page, South Asian Miniatures and Britain, 1600 to now, London, 2024, no. 27.