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)

Leaf from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Harem Night-Bathing Scene (recto); Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border of Flowers and Birds (verso)

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

Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh

A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

Mughal India

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

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber

Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)

Mughal India

Devagandhara Ragini: An Ascetic in Retreat, from the Ragamala Series

India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kota school, 18th century

Bhairavi Ragini, Page from a Bundi Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

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

Mughal India

Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window

Aqil Khan

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century

Ragini Bangali, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist