A warrior and his wife
Painting
ca. 1790 (painted)
ca. 1790 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 16 depicting castes and occupations.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A warrior and his wife (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; Gouache, A warrior and his wife, Tanjore, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | A warrior and his wife; the man in white, the woman in an orange and gold tie-dye sari. One of a series of sixteen paintings of castes and occupations. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | A guzuly warrior. (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman) |
| Gallery label | A MARATHA AND HIS WIFE
Opaque watercolour and gold paint on paper
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
c. 1830
0926:1 (IS)
This is one of a set of sixteen illustrations of castes and occupations of South India. These sets were made by local artists mostly for western buyers. As many of these buyers were employees of the British East India Company, this type of work became generally known as ‘Company painting.’
The Marathas belong to a warrior community from central India whose rule extended to Thanjavur from 1675 to 1855. Here, both the Maratha and his wife wear lavish jewels and the tie-dyed fabrics of the region.(27/9/2013) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ Room 8. On The Wall.] '0923 to 0926. FOUR FRAMES, glazed, each containing four coloured illustrations of costumes &c. Presented by P. F. Campbell-Johnston, Esq. 4,510 to 4,513' |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 16 depicting castes and occupations. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 51 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Other number | 4,513 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0926:1/(IS) |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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