A European jester
By Ahmad, India, Bikaner, dated VS 1855/1798 AD
The jester in the appearance of a pundit, seated at a marble window, wearing a voluminous dhoti and gold-printed blue kurta with epaulettes and elaborate peacock crown, holding a devanagari manuscript, his light-skinned face with pursed lips and heavy-lidded eyes, light blue ground, oval surround, pink spandrels, white border, full red margin with yellow inner and white outer rules, yellow outer border, the reverse with devanagri inscription and ownership stamps
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
7 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm.), painting
3¾ x 2 7/8 in. (9.4 x 7.4 cm.), folio
A European jester
By Ahmad, India, Bikaner, dated VS 1855/1798 AD
The jester in the appearance of a pundit, seated at a marble window, wearing a voluminous dhoti and gold-printed blue kurta with epaulettes and elaborate peacock crown, holding a devanagari manuscript, his light-skinned face with pursed lips and heavy-lidded eyes, light blue ground, oval surround, pink spandrels, white border, full red margin with yellow inner and white outer rules, yellow outer border, the reverse with devanagri inscription and ownership stamps
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
7 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm.), painting
3¾ x 2 7/8 in. (9.4 x 7.4 cm.), folio
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