Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – Funeral of a Native
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – Funeral of a Native
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – Funeral of a Native
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – Funeral of a Native

Indian Company School Funeral of a Native

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An original Indian Company School gouache painting c.1850 – Funeral of a Native.

A fantastically vivid Indian gouache painting on transparent mica, produced in South India at Trichinopoly or Tanjore around 1850.

This painting forms part of a superb set of mica paintings housed within their original paper album. The collection comprises particularly fine, detailed and varied scenes, including ceremonies and festivities, travel by carriage and palanquin, trades and occupations.

Indian Company paintings on mica are rare; it is estimated that as of now, there are only around 7,000 mica paintings available in the world.

The mica is loosely mounted to the album backing paper with corner slits rather than adhesive, so it can be completely removed.

Inscribed below in English giving the title: 'Funeral of a native'.

+ Artwork Details

Dimensions: Height: 11.4cm (4.49") Width: 16.2cm (6.38")

Medium: Gouache

Age: Mid-19th-century

Inscribed: Inscribed below on album page.

Condition: Colours are vivid and strong. Small amount of paint loss at the lower right corner. Any marks to the clear mica in our backlit photo are more pronounced than in reality; condition is good with minimal delamination. Please see photos for detail.

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