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Nadir Shah (reigned 1736-1747) and a Woman in Unioncirca 1830

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Indian miniature painting in opaque watercolor, a crowned, bearded man in blue court dress seated with a reclining figure across his lap on a low platform bed, terrace setting with ceremonial parasol above
Indian miniature painting, a bearded man in a jeweled turban with a royal parasol above him, wearing pearl necklaces and a blue jama, holds the hand of a reclining woman in red and gold dress; pale blue sky and decorative red railing in background.

Unknown, Nadir Shah (reigned 1736-1747) and a Woman in Union, circa 1830, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the James and Paula Coburn Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Nadir Shah (reigned 1736-1747) and a Woman in Union
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1830
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions
Framed: 27 x 23 1/8 in. (68.58 x 58.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James and Paula Coburn Foundation
Accession Number
M.2005.154.8
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art