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Courtesan on the terrace of a palace Polychrome...

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Courtesan on the terrace of a palace Polychrome pigments and gold on paper. North India, second half of the 19th century. (Holes in the margin and small alterations to the paint layer). 34 x 23 cm Provenance : French private collection, on the back a note concerning the provenance indicates "Brocante Batignolles mars 2001 / A.M. Kevorkian 17 avril 2001" A princess comfortably seated on a terrace converses with an older woman who stands before her. Behind them, a palace unfolds before a hilly landscape under a cloudy sky.