Indian Mughal School in the manner of Ruknuddin, 17th century, a miniature painting fragment depicting a pair of guinea fowl, gouache on paper, with a label to the reverse 'From the J. C. French Collection', 3.5 x 3cm, framed and glazed Joseph Charles French was a collector of Indian, Tibetan, and Japanese art, whose collection of objects and Indian paintings were divided between the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1920s-50s. The group of items in the British Museum was acquired with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund (now the Art Fund). French was also an academic and his work 'Himalayan Art', covering the history and background of Kangra Valley painting, was published in 1936. Condition Report: Frame size 45 x 39cm. Crease mark to the paper. The glaze is cracked and broken lower left and right corners.