A Seated woman
Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 (painted)
ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is one of a series of paintings of the members of the household of William Fullerton, a British surgeon who lived in Patna. The style and colouring of the painting suggests that it was done by the Murshidabad artist Dip Chand while on a visit to Patna. The woman is show sitting on a western-style chair, which she would not normally have done in everyday life.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Seated woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; opaque water colour on paper: A Seated woman, Murshidabad, ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 |
| Physical description | An Indian lady, wearing a long-sleeved white gown, is seated on a European-style chair outdoors. In the background green grass, parterres and a river and clouds. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | W.F. 1764 (inscribed on back) |
| Credit line | Purchased from Martinus Nijhoff |
| Object history | Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design. RP 51/2237 |
| Production | Probably by the artist Dip Chand |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is one of a series of paintings of the members of the household of William Fullerton, a British surgeon who lived in Patna. The style and colouring of the painting suggests that it was done by the Murshidabad artist Dip Chand while on a visit to Patna. The woman is show sitting on a western-style chair, which she would not normally have done in everyday life. |
| 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, 75 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1194-1903 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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