A Hazarah peasant of the Ghuznee Country
Watercolour
1836 (painted)
1836 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | A Hazarah peasant of the Ghuznee Country (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `A Hazarah peasant of the Ghuznee Country', 1836, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and number 35 and Kabul, and inscribed and dated Hidi Mohammad Hazara. July 2nd. 1836 Jugata between Ghuznee & Cabul.
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `acquired from Henry D'Olier Vigne, great-nephew of the artist, May 1971, £200'. [with SD.1087- SD.1100, SD.1103 & 1104: SD.1105-1112, SD.1114-SD.1125, SD.1127-1130, SD.1132-1134, SD.1137-1138, SD.1150, SD.1153] |
| Historical context | The Hazarahs were a Shiite tribe, inhabitants of the Hazarah Mountains: see Vigne, A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, And Afghanistan ..., 1840, pp.126 & 168-71. Cf. sketches in album in India Office Library and Records (WD.3110 f.39f, 40a-d). |
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| Accession number | SD.1113 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2008 |
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