Two ladies on a terrace in the evening

Two ladies on a terrace in the evening
By Issa son of Ahmad, India, Bikaner, dated VS 1823/1766 AD
Two ladies embracing at center on a carpeted terrace outside an arched marble pavilion, the ladies gazing towards each other clad in diaphanous garments encircled by gold-trimmed odhnis, seated against purple and silver brocaded bolsters, a garden centered by a fountain below, an evening sky with scrolling clouds overhead, full red margins with white inner rules, the reverse with devanagri inscription, ownership stamps and librarian's signature, mounted
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.4 x 13.5 cm.), painting
10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27.5 x 20 cm.), folio