Chand Bibi, with two court ladies

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Tanjore (made)

The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one, painted around 1800, shows Chand Bibi, who died in 1599. She was the wife of Ali Adil Shah I of Bijapur. Chand Bibi is always depicted hawking and riding on a white horse.

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Categories	Access to Images Images Online Indian Company Paintings Paintings SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Chand Bibi, with two court ladies (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Opaque watercolour on paper Paper Opaque Watercolour Gouache Painted Painting
Brief description	Painting; gouache, Chand Bibi, with two court ladies hunting antelopes with cheetahs Tanjore, ca. 1800
Physical description	Chand Bibi, wife of Ali Adil Shah I of Bijapur, with two court ladies hunting antelope with cheetahs. On the skyline a procession with elephants, horses and ladies. One of ten paintings depicting festivals.
Dimensions	Height: 43cm Width: 59cm Length: 43cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	'Daughter of Man Casts Head King setout pleasurly with all women.'
Subjects depicted	Hunting Horse Cheetah Elephant
Summary	The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one, painted around 1800, shows Chand Bibi, who died in 1599. She was the wife of Ali Adil Shah I of Bijapur. Chand Bibi is always depicted hawking and riding on a white horse.
Bibliographic references	Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 54 p. ISBN 0944142303 Archer, Mildred. 'Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period' V&A, 1992, p. 54
Other number	8800 - Previous number
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	AL.8800

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Record created	December 15, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16923/chand-bibi-with-two-court-painting-unknown/

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