Size: 25.2 x 30.3 cm (10 x 12 Inches)
Frame Size: 29.8 x 34.8 cm (11.7 x 13.7 Inches)

Signed 'D. N. Verma' (lower right)

The prominent inscription “Jahar Lall, Panna Lall & Co., Benares strongly suggests that the painting was commissioned as an advertisement for the company, likely intended to promote its association with the renowned textile and handloom trade of Benares. The work appears to have functioned not only as a commercial image foregrounding the elegance of regional fabrics and attire, but also as part of a broader visual publicity strategy. Multiple descriptive posters and promotional materials may have been produced based on this composition, reinforcing the company's commercial identity and showcasing the sophistication of Banarasi textiles and fashion.

This charming oil on board portrait depicts a seated woman adorned in an elaborately patterned sari, framed within a theatrical interior marked by draped curtains and upholstered furniture. Executed in a late Company School-influenced vernacular idiom, the work combines academic naturalism with decorative sensibilities characteristic of early commercial portraiture in North India.

Sporadic faint stains and minor sporadic pain loss, good condition.