Nawam Mir Qasim Ali watching dancers
Painting
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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A rectangular page in landscape format showing a pavilion in which a man (Nawab Mir Qasim Ali) sits on the left smoking a huqqa in the company of a lady. Two female attendants hold morchhals (peacock-feather fans) above him. The Nawab is watching a female dancer, who is accompanied by two more women and four male musicians. Four further women sit on a terrace. The foreground shows a stylised garden with flower beds and a fountain.
Object details
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| Title | Nawam Mir Qasim Ali watching dancers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque water colour on paper |
| Brief description | Nawab Mir Qasim Ali entertaining, watercolour on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | A rectangular page in landscape format showing a pavilion in which a man (Nawab Mir Qasim Ali) sits on the left smoking a huqqa in the company of a lady. Two female attendants hold morchhals (peacock-feather fans) above him. The Nawab is watching a female dancer, who is accompanied by two more women and four male musicians. Four further women sit on a terrace. The foreground shows a stylised garden with flower beds and a fountain. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Peter Cochrane |
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| Accession number | IS.67-2006 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2008 |
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