Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – A Vaishnava Procession
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – A Vaishnava Procession
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – A Vaishnava Procession
Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – A Vaishnava Procession

Indian Company School A Vaishnava Procession

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An original Indian Company School gouache painting c.1850 – A Vaishnava Procession.

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.

+ Artwork Details

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

Medium: Gouache

Age: Mid-19th-century

Inscribed: No.

Condition: Colours are vivid and strong. Small scattered patches of paint loss to the lower edge. Delamination/cracking to the upper left corner is more pronounced in our photo than in reality. Please see photos for detail.

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