Best Photos of the Day

Krishna slays Keshi, the Horse Demon, Folio from the Harivamsa, Kangra, attributed to Purkhu, c. 1800-15, 35.8 x 47.2cm , is one of the many works at Francesca Galloway’s exhibition India’s Fascination with the Natural World, which illustrates the Imperial fascination with the wider natural world.

A Farrier Shoeing a Royal Horse. Mughal, attributed to Mukhlis, c. 1585. Opaque pigments with gold on paper. Folio 19.9 × 27 cm; painting 16.3 × 23.5 cm. Laid down between gold, black and blues rules and plain paper margins; black ink, inscriptions in the upper and lower margin; the reverse with Mughal Royal Library inspection notes, ownership seals and further inscriptions in black and red ink.

Portrait of a Bengali Hindu in a Landscape. Large Folio from the Rind Album. Company School, Calcutta, attributed to Chunni Lall, c. 1790. Opaque pigments on Whatman paper. Inscribed on verso JNR. 98.2 × 67.5 cm.

A Yogi offered a Gift. Bikaner, with Mughal influence, c. 1620. Opaque pigments with gold on paper. Folio 24.2 x 18.3 cm; painting 19.2 x 13.8 cm.

Lady holding a wine cup. Mughal, c.1650–60. Opaque watercolour on paper heightened with gold in a buff album page with large gold flowers. Folio 25.5 x 18 cm; painting 13.6 x 8.7 cm. Provenance: Eva and Konrad Seitz.

Elephants Frolicking in a Mountainside Lake. Mughal, c. 1630-1640. Opaque pigments, silver and gold on paper mounted on an album page. Short nasta‘liq inscription naming a mountain on the reverse. Folio 40.5 x 28.5 cm; painting 21 x 14.5 cm.

An album page depicting an officer at the court of Jahangir. Mughal, attributed to Nanha (c.1582-1635), circa 1615-25. Opaque pigments with gold on paper laid down on card. Folio 29 x 19 cm; painting 14 x 7.5 cm.

Portrait of Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur. Rajasthan, Jodhpur, 1660-1670. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 27 x 19.5 cm.

Maharaja Prithvi Singh of Ratlam, (r. 1743-73). Southern Rajasthan, probably Dungarpur or Ratlam, ascribed to Añchhya (or Incha) Ram, c. 1750-70. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper surrounded by a decorated border. Folio 36.3 x 28.8 cm; painting: 25 x 18.1 cm, inscription on yellow upper border and on reverse.

Krishna Beguiles his Cowherd Boyfriends. Opening page from a Sudama Carita: Life in Braj. Bilaspur, c.1760-70. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Folio 21 x 29 cm; painting: 17 x 26 cm.