A VIEW OF A CITY LAKESIDE
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
gouache on paper, yellow and blue border with white and black rules, depicting the walls of a fortress and a pavilion to the left with steps leading down to a pond, a seated elderly gentleman in European dress being attended by his companion and a lady servant holding a bowl of fruit, two cats sitting at their feet, a few gentleman walking about in European clothes with their walking sticks, a whole cityscape beyond the fortress walls with minaret-style buildings, unframed
Dimensions
25.3cm x 35.2cm
Provenance
Formerly, the collection of Marie-Christine David (Paris, 1946-2021).
Marie-Christine David was a recognised and leading specialist in Islamic and Indian Art in France.