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Man begging forgiveness of a princess.

Catalogue reference: Add Or 2864

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Add Or 2864
Title
Man begging forgiveness of a princess.
Date
c 1790
Description

A man begging forgiveness. Mughal, c.1790. Formerly Album 70, no.72; acquired 21 April 1915. Inscribed beneath: 'Chundar' ... 'and Meyar' (?). Gouache; unfinished; uncoloured border. 210 by 150 mm; page 253 by 197 mm. In a landscape a man prostrates himself before a princess and her retinue; a prince stands behind him on the left.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Physical condition
Medium: opaque watercolour.
Unpublished finding aids
Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 224
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e1f26e34-0b90-4e2c-87e3-352315a49cf0/

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Man begging forgiveness of a princess.