A LARGE (66 x 49 CM) INDIAN PAINTING OF A RULER RECEIVING A PRINCE AND RETINUE OF LADIES AT COURT, MUGHAL, DELHI SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE (66 x 49 CM) INDIAN PAINTING OF A RULER RECEIVING A PRINCE AND RETINUE OF LADIES AT COURT, MUGHAL, DELHI SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Expert’s note The unusually large scale, horizontal format, and meticulous attention to detail distinguish the present work as a fine and rare example of Delhi painting, far exceeding the dimensions of the album leaves and manuscript illustrations for which Indian miniature painting is best known, while preserving the refined brushwork and remarkable descriptive precision associated with that tradition. Many Delhi painters emerged from or were connected with the later Mughal ateliers and, following the East India Company’s capture of the city in 1803, adapted established courtly techniques to the tastes of a growing British clientele. Their works frequently combined the clarity and jewel-like finish of Mughal painting with European conventions of perspective, modeling, and topographical observation. North India. Ink, gold, and gouache on paper. Meticulously painted with delicate brushstrokes, featuring an elderly ruler seated on a throne flanked by three court ladies, and receiving a prince with an entourage of ladies and children, all dressed in colorful robes with detailed geometric patterns highlighted in gold. The ground further rendered with floral motifs and scrolling veins, and the sky washed in hues of blue and pale yellow, framed by a wide band of floral scrollwork. Dimensions: Image size 65.8 x 49.5 cm, Size incl. frame 79.3 x 62.6 cm Set within a modern giltwood frame behind glass. (2) Literature comparison: Compare a related earlier Mughal painting by Fayzullah, Lucknow, dated 1755, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.343.a. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams London, 14 November 2023, lot 144 Price: GBP 44,800 or approx. EUR 58,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related manner of painting and motifs with similar patterns and broad gold-painted border. Note the different size (39 x 26.5 cm) and format. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 5 October 2011, lot 151 Mid-Estimate: GBP 42,500 or approx. EUR 74,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related manner of painting. Note the similar format, different subject, and that the painting is a signed work by Ghulam Ali Khan, one of the foremost artists of the first half of the nineteenth century working for British patrons around Delhi.

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