Prince and Ladies in a Garden

Nidha Mal Indian

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This scene of leisure typifies the gracious style of later Mughal painting practiced at provincial centers such as Lucknow in the eighteenth century. Here, a prince and his consort smoke a huqqa, attended by ladies in the pleasant surroundings of a walled palace garden. Nidha Mal, a talented artist of the Delhi-based court of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48), later moved to Lucknow, where he continued to paint in the refined and naturalistic Delhi style.

Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

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Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prince and Ladies in a Garden, Nidha Mal (Indian, active ca. 1735–75), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

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