A magnificent portrait of Shri Raj Singh Maharaj

Kotah or Bundi, circa 1840.

Gouache on paper, nagari inscription on painted surface. 202 x 150mm.
(7.9 x 5.9ins).

MI000021£800

Kamod ragini: a mistress strings garlands seated under a canopy.

Central India, Malwa, circa 1660.

Gouache on paper. 156 x 107mm. (6.1 x 4.2ins).

MI000022£1000

An aged ascetic with a grey moustache, dressed in an orange jama.

Delhi, nasta'liq inscription in upper margin with date 1800 A.D.

Gouache on paper. 200 x 135mm. (7.9 x 5.3ins).

MI000023£500

A portrait of Mian Tansen, renowned musician at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (ruled 1556 - 1605 A.D.)

Delhi, mid-nineteenth century.

Gouache on paper. Signs of retouching to face. 240 x 180mm. (9.4 x 7.1ins).

MI000024£300

A double portrait of Nadir Shah and Shah Tahmasp Safavid II.

A double portrait of Nadir Shah (became Afsharid king, 1736) and Shah Tahmasp Safavid II (became King of Persia 1722). Inscription verso.

Eighteenth century, gouache on paper. 235 x 165mm. (9.2 x 6.5ins).

MI000025£1000

A princess with a female attendant, making an offering to a bald ascetic on horseback.

Bundi, circa 1860.

Gouache on paper. 360 x 250mm. (14.1 x 9.8ins).

MI000026£500

Gormalar ragini: a maiden seated on a stool outside a palace bed-chamber

Central India, Malwa, circa 1640. Yellow panel in upper portion with nagari inscription.

Gouache on paper, Illustration from the Rasakapriya (Lover's Breviary).
207 x 179mm. (8.1 x 7ins).

MI000027£1000

A prince and his mistress embrace on a palace balcony.

Delhi, mid-nineteenth century.

Gouache on paper. 185 x 110mm. (7.2 x 4.3ins).

MI000028£2000

In a hermitage at night, an  Alim teaches the Quran to two Mughal princes.

Lucknow, circa 1780.            

Gouache on paper, mounted on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders. 260 x 175mm. (10.2 x 6.9ins). Including borders.

MI000029£1500

A blind holy man, with an enigmatic expression, makes advances to a bare-breasted maiden whilst receiving her offering.

Provincial Mughal, mid-eighteenth century.

Drawing on paper. 175 x 110mm. (6.9 x 4.3ins).

MI000030£750