A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Indian art by J. C. Harle and Andrew Topsfield (published Oxford, 1987).
The legendary love between the 16th century Sultan Baz Bahadur of Malwa and his Hindu mistress Rupmati became a popular theme of painting in the later Mughal period. The lovers are often shown riding together, with Baz Bahadur carrying a hawk.
Harle, J. C., and Andrew Topsfield, Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987), no. 91 on pp. 81-82, pl. 18 (colour) & p. 82
Rawson, Philip, Indian Painting (Paris: P. Tisné and New York: Universe Books, 1961), illus. 138
Topsfield, Andrew, Indian Paintings from Oxford Collections, Ashmolean Handbooks (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum in association with the Bodleian Library, 1994), no. 27 on p. 58, illus. p. 59
Archer, W. G., Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting, with foreword by Sherman E. Lee, 2 vols (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet and Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1973), illus. vol. i 335
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