Battle scene, North India, Mughal style, 18th century - Lot 178

Battle scene, North India, Mughal style, 18th century Gouache, gold and silver on manuscript folio depicting a clash between two cavalry armies in a mountainous landscape on several planes. In the foreground, two decapitated men, in the center, horsemen in full combat, while in the background, two soldiers ride elephants. Mounted on an album page with several colored borders, one of which is painted with a gilded vegetal decoration, and a wide buff margin speckled with gold. Painting size: 25.9 x 13.4 cm; page size: 43.9 x 29.3 cm A few polychrome shifts, a few repaints, wear and a few stains, foxing on the back of the page, folio ruling lines visible through transparency. Provenance : Christie's sale, London, December 18, 1968, lot 79. Paris private collection, lots 166 to 193.