One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Benares (painted)

The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 42 that illustrate occupations and conveyances. This man is an ascetic whose facial markings and trident (trisula) indicate that he is a Shaivite, a devotee of the god Shiva.

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Categories	Indian Company Paintings SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour on paper Paper Watercolour Painted
Brief description	Paintings; watercolour, One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances, Benares, ca. 1815 - ca. 1820
Physical description	A Shaivite ascetic with trident.
Dimensions	Height: 22.5cm Width: 18.5cm
Style	Company
Subject depicted	Tridents
Summary	The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 42 that illustrate occupations and conveyances. This man is an ascetic whose facial markings and trident (trisula) indicate that he is a Shaivite, a devotee of the god Shiva.
Bibliographic reference	Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British Period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Art Series, London, Victoria and albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 107 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number	8042 - Previous number
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	AL.8042:29

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Record created	December 15, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O14173/one-of-forty-two-drawings-painting-unknown/

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