Seven Heroes or Warriors Killing Abhimanya, Son of Arjuna

The forty wives and their secret paramours being punished by stoning to death, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Grotesque Dancers Performing

Mughal India

King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Illustration to the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan school, c. 1800

The dervish brings the King of Kings before the king of Bahilistan, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

A traveler persuades Lorik to return home (top); Chanda objects (bottom), from a Chandayana (Story of Chanda)

Sultanate India

Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

The prince sent back to the place of execution for the sixth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Suraju

Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

A Wedding Scene

Unknown Artist

Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)

Sultanate India, Deccan or Malwa

Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata

Northern India, Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner