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Painting - One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances
  • One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances
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One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances

  • Object:

    Painting

  • Place of origin:

    Varanasi, India (painted)

  • Date:

    ca. 1815 - ca. 1820 (painted)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Watercolour on paper

  • Museum number:

    AL.8042:29

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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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.

Physical description

A Shaivite ascetic with trident.

Place of Origin

Varanasi, India (painted)

Date

ca. 1815 - ca. 1820 (painted)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm

Descriptive line

Paintings; watercolour, One of Forty-two drawings of occupations and conveyances, Benares, ca. 1815 - ca. 1820

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

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

Materials

Paper; Watercolour

Techniques

Painted

Subjects depicted

Tridents

Categories

Indian Company Paintings

Collection code

SSEA

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