The letter conveying the proposal of marriage with Zulikha is being brought by the messenger to the father of Zulikha

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Miniature. The letter conveying the proposal of marriage with Zulikha is being brought by the messenger to the father of Zulikha. Unknown miniaturist, Rajput School. One of sixty six miniatures illustrating a poem on the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha (Joseph and Potiphar's wife). Watercolour, bodycolour including white, pen and ink with gold, on paper, height 158 mm, width 117 mm, early 19th Century. Production Note: The story, taken from the Koran, was much elaborated by Persian poets, and has been very popular in India.
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