An Elegant European Woman at the Table, North India, Rajasthan, ca. 1760-80Watercolor on paper depicting a young European woman leaning against a table set with blue-and-white earthenware and surrounded by three companions. Red border and black margins speckled with gold. 32 x 23 cmFrameExhibition : Miniatures orientales de l'Inde - 2-, Galerie Soustiel, Paris, 25 October - 8 November 1974, n° 12 . This miniature, which seems to be exceptional in the Indian production of this period, certainly comes from the interpretation of a Western work. The main character can be compared to the painting by Bonifacio Veronese, the Feast of the Rich Epulone at the Academy of Venice. A European Lady, North India, Rajasthan, circa 1760-80 Provenance: Marie-Christine David Collection.
Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€14,080
Buyer's premium
28%
An Elegant European Woman at the Table, North India, Rajasthan, ca. 1760-80Watercolor
on paper depicting a young European woman leaning against a table set with blue-and-white earthenware and surrounded by three companions. Red border and black margins speckled with gold.
32 x 23 cmFrameExhibition
:
Miniatures orientales de l'Inde - 2-, Galerie Soustiel, Paris, 25 October - 8 November 1974, n° 12
.
This miniature, which seems to be exceptional in the Indian production of this period, certainly comes from the interpretation of a Western work. The main character can be compared to the painting by Bonifacio Veronese, the Feast of the Rich Epulone at the Academy of Venice.
A European Lady, North India, Rajasthan, circa 1760-80
Provenance: Marie-Christine David Collection.
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