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indian 'caPriccio' MiniaTureS
Indian miniatures depicting couples in in in in in various settings generally draw their inspiration from the the Baramasa Rasamanjari or the the Ragmalas In later years of of the the 18th century and subsequently artists often started painting miniatures miniatures for their decorative value These miniatures miniatures often had elements assembled from various schools and pedigrees “These "capriccio' miniatures of which this one is is a a a a a a fine example grew in fin in abundance from the 19th century In the the current example the the faces dresses and gait are reminiscent of earlier Deccani miniatures with a a a a a a a a a strong Mughal influence The Rajput touches are visible in in the the the vegetation and the the the backdrop while the the the floral border borrows heavily from the Pahari and Mughal idiom Undoubtedly by by a a a a a very good good hand there is is is a a a a a good good possibility that this work was commissioned by by someone for their own private collection in in one of the the important cities in in colonial India - probably Oudh and or or or Delhi 206