Property of a Gentleman India School 19th Century A miniatu...

Estimate

£800 - £1,200

Property of a Gentleman

India School
19th Century
A miniature of a composite camel carrying a princess and a prince on horseback

NB: For a fine example of a composite animal miniature cf. Christie's London, 26th April 2012, lot 25 (£51,000)

Literature:
For a further discussion on composite animals in Mughal and Deccani painting see Michael Barry, 'Diabolic Fancies and Composite Animals: Persian Poetry and the Grotesques of Deccani and Mughal Painting', in N. Haidar and M. Sardar Ed. Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687, New York, 2011, pp. 102-109. 

Dimensions:
(Paper) 9.25 in. (H) x 6.25 in. (W)
(Frame) 13.75 in. (H) x 10.5 in. (W)