A European Lady at a Table, India, Mughal or Rajasthan, late 18th century

gouache on paper, thick red border and blue outer margins flecked with gold, framed

J. Soustiel et M.C. David, Miniatures de L'Inde, Écoles mogholes, du Deccan, et autres écoles indiennes, 25 October-8 November 1974, no.12

In good overall condition, a few minor spots and a small paint loss to middle right of miniature, as viewed.
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This miniature, which seems exceptional of Indian production at the time, is surely an interpretation of a Western work of art. The principal character recalls that depicted by Bonifacio Veronese in his 'Dives and Lazarus' (c.1540) in the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence.