Portrait of a Horse and Groom
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Mughal, mid 18th century
The richly caparisoned piebald stallion stamps his feet in anticipation, his mane falls freely at the back in delicate wavy strands and his neck adorned with a large ruby, the groom wipes him down with an earnest expression. Mounted on an album page with nasta'liq poem verso.
Image: 4 ¾ x 7 in. (12 x 17 cm), folio: 8 x 12 in. (20.5 x 30 cm)
The richly caparisoned piebald stallion stamps his feet in anticipation, his mane falls freely at the back in delicate wavy strands and his neck adorned with a large ruby, the groom wipes him down with an earnest expression. Mounted on an album page with nasta'liq poem verso.
Image: 4 ¾ x 7 in. (12 x 17 cm), folio: 8 x 12 in. (20.5 x 30 cm)
Sold for
US$ 6,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The treatment of the horse, arrangement of his mane, and ornamental tack is consistent with studies produced by Dalchand in the mid 18th century (see Navina Haider in Masters of Indian Painting II, Zurich, 2011, figs. 4, 5, 8, and 15).
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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