A MUGHAL MINIATURE PAINTING OF A LADY AT LEISURE North India, late 18th to early 19th century. Ink, gouache, and gold on paper. Depicting a lady standing upon a low raised dais, draped in lilac robes revealing her breast, wearing a diaphanous veil with golden hems, earrings, pearl necklaces and jewel-set gold cuffs. Within gold-splashed blue and brown borders.

Provenance: From a South German private collection, assembled during the 1970s.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, soiling and few very minor losses along the margin.

Dimensions: Sheet size 21 x 28 cm, size incl. frame 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related painting depicting a standing lady at Christie’s Online Only in India on Paper on 29 May - 12 June 2014, lot 512, sold for GBP 2,500. Also compare a related painting of a lady at leisure at Christie’s London in Arts & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds on 24 April 2015, lot 6, sold for GBP 2,125.