Lovers on a Terrace, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 6 5/16 × 4 13/16 in. (16 × 12.3 cm), The elaborate clothing and crowns worn by the man and woman in this painting—who are caught during an intimate moment, as he hands her a flower and she prepares to play a stringed instrument—indicate that the couple are high-ranking members of the Mughal court. The small black seal at the lower right gives a date in the Islamic calendar that can be read as 1771, which implies that this painting was either produced or collected around that year. , India, Indian, Islamic, Mughal dynasty (1526–1857), Paintings
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Lovers, Terrace, Opaque watercolor, gold, paper, elaborate clothing, crowns worn, man, woman, painting—, caught, intimate moment, hands, flower, prepares, play, stringed instrument—indicate, couple, high-ranking members, the Mughal court., small black seal, lower right gives, date, the Islamic calendar, read, 1771, implies, painting, produced, collected, year., India, Indian, Islamic, Mughal dynasty , 1526–1857, Paintings
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