A lady consults a devotee about her fortune in the top half of the painting while different beasts of burdens are being paraded in the bottom half. Gouache paintings by an Indian artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
576619i
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Images are painted, cut and pasted on the mount. Also has some images on the attitudes and occupation of the zanana on the reverse.

Publication/Creation

[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache painting with, pen and ink ; image 27.5 x 23.3 cm

Lettering

A devotee being consulted by a lady regarding her fortune ; royal beasts of burden being paraded Lettering in English and Arabic

Reference

Wellcome Collection 576619i

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