An illustration to the Mahabharata, depicting cavalry in action outside the walls of a palace Pahari, Kangra, circa 1840


gouache and gold on paper, black inner border, red outer border, labelled 299 verso, cover paper 298 x 354 mm.
|Compare with a group of ten illustrations from the Bhagavata Purana, Kangra, circa 1840, sold at Sotheby's New York, Indian Art including Miniatures and Modern Paintings, 19th September, 2006, lot 8.