Lot 92
A PRINCESS RIDING A COMPOSITE COW OUTSIDE THE WALL OF A PALACE
INDIA, LUCKNOW, CIRCA 1780
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache on paper, the princess holding a riding crop, wearing a turban decorated with an aigrette and a tunic over pantaloons, the cow made up of various animals, palace buildings and gardens in the background, floral border, verso with nagari text
Dimensions
18.6cm x 22.8cm
Provenance
Private UK collection.
Footnote
For a close comparison, possibly from the same album, see Christie's, Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 8 and 10 October, 1991, lot 140, and, Sotheby's, Fine Oriental Miniatures and Manuscripts, 15 October 1984, lot 137.