A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto)

Harem night-bathing scene, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (recto)

Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

Desakh raginii

anonymous

The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman bathing and falls in love with her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

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

A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)

Mughal India

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

Lovers in a Zenana Garden at Night

Mughal

Radha Awaiting Reconciliation with Krishna, from a Gita Govinda of Jayadeva

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Prince Shreyamsa dreams of the coming of Rishabha, from a Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber

Mahrusa kills herself at the tomb of the king of Zabul, and her husband does likewise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night

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

Krishna Uprooting the Arjuna Trees

anonymous

Ragini Setmalar, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

Ragini Desakh, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist