A lady by a stream, Bikaner, circa 1740, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, the young woman

A lady by a stream, Bikaner, circa 1740,gouache on paper heightened with gilt, the young woman seated at the top of a rocky hill, a steam flowing at her feet from which a deer drinks, two birds in the sky above, the reverse bears the stamp of the personal collection of the Maharajah of Bikaner, 14.9 x 8cm.Provenance: Christie's 16 Apr 2010 – Lot 611; Private Collection of J.P. Losty (1945-2021), formerly curator of Indian Visual Materials at the British LibraryAccording to a note to the reverse in Losty's hand, this painting was painted by Kem Raju and presented to Maharani Maji of Bikaner.Please refer to department for condition report