Noblewomen Playing Chess in the Zenana

Noblewomen Playing Chess in the Zenana
Artist	Nevasi Lal
Medium	Gouache on Paper
Dimensions	47cm (h) x 60cm (w)
Location	Musée Guimet, Paris
Accession	MA12112

Noblewomen Playing Chess in the Zenana is a gouache, attributed to the Indian artist Nevasi Lal (active during the period 1760-1800), a court painter of Awadh.^[1] He was active during the reign of Shuja-ud-Daula ( from 1754 to 1775), and Asaf-ud-Daula (who reigned from 1775 to 1797).