The Random Delhi

Panel with Moral Exhortations of Laila & Majnu from 'Album of Paintings and Calligraphy'
India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
A.H. 1094/1682-1683 AD
Books
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper mounted on board, leather binding

A sepoy and his wife, ca. 1830-1835
Company School, Tamil Nadu, India

A private of the Grenadier Company of the 1st Madras Native Infantry in uniform. His sword hangs from his belt and he is carrying a rifle, looking towards his wife. She is dressed in a sari, has a number of tilakas on her forehead, and carries on her head a bundle in which are stuck some rolled plantain leaves.

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