Two portraits copied from Mughal works in major collections  
The first, a gouache and gold copy on a manuscript folio of Jahangir preferring a Sufi Sheikh to kings, a famous page from the St Petersburg Album painted by Bichitr around 1615-18 and now in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington (F 1942.15a). Light-gray silk passe-partout all around. The second, a sepia-ink copy on the back of a manuscript folio, of the portrait of Raja Keshan Das, an ink drawing attributed to Mir Hashim circa 1620-25 and preserved in the Musée du Louvre (K 3430). Brown margin all around. 
Dim. first portrait: painting: 17 x 10.3 cm, total: 37.8 x 27.8 cm; dim. second portrait: painting: 14.2 x 6.5 cm; folio: 21 x 14.3 cm 
Tiny stains, wetness on the passe-partout of the first portrait, small wormhole in the margin of the second portrait.
Live Tuesday 24 June 2025・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 332

Two portraits copied from Mughal works in major collections The first, a gouache and gold copy on a manuscript folio of Jahangir preferring a Sufi Sheikh to kings, a famous page from the St Petersburg Album painted by Bichitr around 1615-18 and now in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington (F 1942.15a). Light-gray silk passe-partout all around. The second, a sepia-ink copy on the back of a manuscript folio, of the portrait of Raja Keshan Das, an ink drawing attributed to Mir Hashim circa 1620-25 and preserved in the Musée du Louvre (K 3430). Brown margin all around. Dim. first portrait: painting: 17 x 10.3 cm, total: 37.8 x 27.8 cm; dim. second portrait: painting: 14.2 x 6.5 cm; folio: 21 x 14.3 cm Tiny stains, wetness on the passe-partout of the first portrait, small wormhole in the margin of the second portrait.

Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Two portraits copied from Mughal works in major collections The first, a gouache and gold copy on a manuscript folio of Jahangir preferring a Sufi Sheikh to kings, a famous page from the St Petersburg Album painted by Bichitr around 1615-18 and now in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington (F 1942.15a). Light-gray silk passe-partout all around. The second, a sepia-ink copy on the back of a manuscript folio, of the portrait of Raja Keshan Das, an ink drawing attributed to Mir Hashim circa 1620-25 and preserved in the Musée du Louvre (K 3430). Brown margin all around. Dim. first portrait: painting: 17 x 10.3 cm, total: 37.8 x 27.8 cm; dim. second portrait: painting: 14.2 x 6.5 cm; folio: 21 x 14.3 cm Tiny stains, wetness on the passe-partout of the first portrait, small wormhole in the margin of the second portrait.
Sale Tuesday 24 June 2025・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris