TWO LOOSE ALBUM PAGES (MURAQQA') WITH MINIATURE PORTRAITS AND PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHY
India, mid to late 19th century, the outer borders 20th century

Opaque pigments, gold, pencil and black ink on paper, the verso of both pages with oval portraits of rulers dressed in Mughal noble attires, framed within dark blue, green and bold red borders, all enhanced with golden floral motifs and sprays, the recto with two examples of nasta'liq calligraphic compositions of sabk-e Hindi poetry on the purity of the Beloved and the moans of the heart due to separation, within similar decorated borders, each 33.7cm x 21.5cm.