Ladies by the light of the moon, Awadh, North India, late 18th century, gouache on paper heighted with gold, depicting a seated lady holding lotus flowers, her attendants standing either side of her with gold offering vessels, to the back ground a river with birds and palace in the distance, a pond with lotus flowers and diving fish to foreground, the blue border flecked with gold, image 32 x 21.5cm,. frame 41.5 x 52.2cm. Provenance: Private US collection; formerly acquired at Sotheby's Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Nov 30, 1968Worming to outer gold-flecked border