Miniature Painting Indian Prince with Princess and consorts

Description

Mughal Miniature Painting Gouache Court Scene Indian Antique Style 18th–19th C

Mughal Courtly Scene, Miniature Painting in the Late Mughal Tradition
India, 18th–19th century style
Gouache on paper

This finely executed miniature painting presents an intimate courtly scene depicting a Mughal prince attended by female companions within a richly ornamented pavilion garden. The composition reflects the refined aesthetic language of late Mughal painting, combining architectural symmetry, lush botanical detail, and jewel-toned pigments to create a harmonious and highly decorative narrative tableau.

Executed in traditional gouache using mineral and vegetable-based pigments, the work demonstrates meticulous brushwork in the rendering of textiles, jewellery, facial expressions, and decorative architectural elements. The surrounding gilt floral border enhances the painting’s visual presence and reflects period decorative conventions associated with elite manuscript and album production.

Such paintings were historically produced for aristocratic patronage, serving as both visual records of courtly life and objects of refined connoisseurship. Today, works of this nature are prized by collectors of Indian miniature painting, Islamic art, and historic decorative arts for their craftsmanship, colour preservation, and cultural significance.

Dimensions: 12 x 7.5 inches

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