An illustration to the Markandeya Purana: Durga astride her tiger attacking the Asuras, Guler, circa 1780

gouache with gold on paper, yellow borders, numbered '15' in upper border, four line inscription on reverse in Devanagari

Sotheby's New York, 19 May 1982, lot 100
Sotheby's New York, 25 March 1987, lot 158
Ex-private collection, Florida

For other paintings from this series see P. Pal, The Clasical Tradition in Rajput Painting, New York, 1978, no.62 (formerly in the Paul F. Walter Collection); P. Pal, Elephants and Ivories in South Asia, Los Angeles, 1981, pp.36-37, cat.23; W. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London, 1973, vol.1, Guler nos.17i-ii, p.150, vol.2, Guler nos.17i-ii, p.101; F. Aijazzudin, Pahari Paintings and Sikh Portraits in the Lahore Museum. Further examples from this series have been sold at Sotheby's New York, 20 November 1975, lot 253, Christie's London, 24 April 1990, lot 69, and Christie's New York, 3 October 1990, lot 47.