Persian/Indian reverse glass painting of courtesan bathing

Frame: 15 1/4" x 21 1/4"
Painting: 13 1/4" x 19 1/4"

Indian Reverse Glass Painting
(Source: Anna L. Dallapiccola PhD in Indian Art History) Reverse glass painting is a fascinating yet comparatively unknown facet of Indian art that flourished in the mid-19th century. Created by Chinese and Indian artists, these exotic painting in luminous colors were much favored by royal patrons, and also by prosperous landowners and city merchants in colonial India. The themes ranged from portraits of rulers, their families, nobles dancers and courtesans, to landscape and a wide variety of religious subjects drawn from the Puranas and the Epics. Many of the portraits depict western style settings and offer a charming insight into the tastes and lifestyle of the western-educated urban elite in mid-19th and early 20th century India.

Good condition overall; some slight wear to paint