f.57
recto:

Mughal lady on a terrace, c.1740.

Painting of a lady in green-trimmed pink pyjama and a transparent, gold-edged odhani sitting facing right on a terrace. She leans against a large bolster cushion on an embroidered summer carpet and holds a flat, striped cushion on her lap. Behind her on the left is a pavilion containing a chini-khana (Chinese blue and white porcelain displayed in wall niches) and to the right is a blossoming tree.


verso:

Turkey, mid-18th century.

Painting of a grey turkey facing left in a bright yellow landscape. A rippling river flows at the bottom of the painting and a blue and white sky above.


For further information on this album see RCIN 1005069.