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A Couple in Dalliance (Recto), Two Ladies Conversing (Verso)circa 1725

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Ink drawing on aged salmon-pink paper, two figures seated together — a turbaned bearded man holding a smaller figure whose arm extends outward, with sketched architectural domes in upper corners
Ink drawing on aged paper in Mughal style; two figures seated outdoors beneath a banana tree — a woman with long loose hair hugging her knees at left, and a turbaned man holding a small sword or dagger at right, facing her; architectural element visible in the background; light, confident line work on warm tawny paper with scattered paint spots at edges.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Couple in Dalliance (Recto), Two Ladies Conversing (Verso)
Place Made
India, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur
Date Made
circa 1725
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 x 6 in. (20.63 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.74.123.2a-b
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya and Catherine Glynn. The Sensuous Line: Indian Drawings from the Paul F. Walter Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.