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Painting - A Bearer

A Bearer

  • Object:

    Painting

  • Place of origin:

    Trichinopoly, India (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Watercolour on paper

  • Museum number:

    4660:17/(IS)

  • 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 is from a set of 15 depicting occupations, one of the commonest subjects for such paintings.

Physical description

A bearer standing by a side-board holding a duster, his shoes beside him. .

Place of Origin

Trichinopoly, India (made)

Date

ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Watercolour on paper

Marks and inscriptions

17 7/-
Sawvoo bearer

Dimensions

Height: 23 cm, Width: 16.5 cm

Object history note

Transferred from the India Museum, 1879

Historical context note

From a series of 15 drawings depicting occupations created in Trichinopoly, South India. As Indian artists became acquainted with European styles of painting and technique, painting in Trichinopoly became far more realistic and began to resemble paintings made for the British. Company paintings were created by artists employed by the British East India Company to illustrate the manners and customs of India.

Descriptive line

Painting; Watercolour, A Bearer, Trichinopoly, ca. 1860 - ca. 1870

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

Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 33 p. ISBN 0944142303

Materials

Watercolour

Techniques

Painted

Subjects depicted

Occupations, bearers

Categories

Paintings; Indian Company Paintings

Collection code

SSEA

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