India, Delhi school, early XIXᵉ century - Lot 249

India, Delhi school, early XIXᵉ century Bust-length portrait of a woman Opaque pigments on paper 7 × 5 cm Depicted in profile, dressed in a richly embellished orange dress and adorned with jewelry, a young woman with a finely modeled face standing out against a plain gray background, in an oval composition bordered by a gilded fillet, holds a small flowering vase in her hands. Provenance : Belgian private collection Bibliography: Published and reproduced in Armand Neven, "Miniatures Rajputes," Brussels, Galerie Claude Jongen, December 15, 1977 - January 28, 1978, published by Brussels Art Group s.a., no. 100. Portrait of a woman holding a small flower-filled vase, bust-length, opaque pigments on paper, India, Delhi school, early 19th century.