Painting
ca. 1760 (made)
| Place of origin |
This painting shows a group of ladies visiting holy men in their sanctuary at night. Night scenes of this subject were popular in Faizabad, the capital of Avadh (known in English as Oudh) and Lucknow in the 18th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, ladies visiting holy men at night, opaque watercolour on paper, Lucknow, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a group of ladies visiting holy men in the forest at night. |
| Content description | A group of ladies visiting holy men in the forest at night. |
| Style | |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This painting shows a group of ladies visiting holy men in their sanctuary at night. Night scenes of this subject were popular in Faizabad, the capital of Avadh (known in English as Oudh) and Lucknow in the 18th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.17-1952 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2005 |
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