Illustration to a unknown series: A ruler receives bad news
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, Pahari, Mid 19th century
The messenger presents himself for a public audience in the right chamber and then delivers the bad news in the left private chamber leaving the ruler stricken with grief and covering his eyes.
image: 3 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (9.6 x 19.7 cm), folio: 9 ½ x 12 ½ in. (24.1 x 31.8 cm)
The messenger presents himself for a public audience in the right chamber and then delivers the bad news in the left private chamber leaving the ruler stricken with grief and covering his eyes.
image: 3 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (9.6 x 19.7 cm), folio: 9 ½ x 12 ½ in. (24.1 x 31.8 cm)
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
Footnotes
- Four other pages from this series are in the Vicky Ducrot Collection and another in the Museum Rietberg. For full discussion see Vicky Ducrot, Four Centuries of Rajput Paintings, Milan, 2009, p 32-35, pp. 240.
Provenance:
Private Collection
Acquired from Doris Weiner in 1980s
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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