Description

Very interesting Indian Miniature Painting of a popular subject, Baz Bahadur and Rupmati, the last king of Malwa and his HIndu courtesan (r.1555-61) before its absorption into the Moghul empire,here the lovers are hunting at night, depicted as a green-gowned woman holding lantern spotlighting group of deer with the king as an archer having just used his bow standing behind her. In background a boat on a river and also a a tiger is hunting deer, some losses to pigment overall wear, Moghul Style at Lucknow, late 18th century, 9″ long by 6 1/2″ high, framed, some reflection from glass. Reference: Indian Miniatures, The Ehrenfeld Collection, 1985, p. 76.