Painting
ca. 1771 (made), ca. 1779 (made)
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This is a detail from a horizontal scroll-painting depicting Hindu deities. It is a Company painting (the name given to paintings made by Indian artists for the British in India). William Marsden, who served in Sumatra as an East India Company writer between 1771 and 1779, acquired it. In 1785 he established an East India Agency business in London and later became First Secretary to the Admiralty. He devoted himself to scholarly pursuits relating to Asia, and in 1783 he published a History of Sumatra. He presented this scroll to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1828. In 1924 the Society gave it to the V&A.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Scroll painting, Hindu deities, opaque watercolour on paper, Andhra Pradesh or Tamilnadu, ca. 1771 or ca. 1779 |
Physical description | Scroll painting, oin opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting Hindu deities. |
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Content description | Hindu deities. |
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Credit line | Presented by the Royal Asiatic Society |
Object history | Lent by the Royal Asiatic Society of London to the India Museum. Transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Renumbered in 1924. |
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Summary | This is a detail from a horizontal scroll-painting depicting Hindu deities. It is a Company painting (the name given to paintings made by Indian artists for the British in India). William Marsden, who served in Sumatra as an East India Company writer between 1771 and 1779, acquired it. In 1785 he established an East India Agency business in London and later became First Secretary to the Admiralty. He devoted himself to scholarly pursuits relating to Asia, and in 1783 he published a History of Sumatra. He presented this scroll to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1828. In 1924 the Society gave it to the V&A. |
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 22, 23 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
Other number | 08112(IS) - India Museum Catalogue Number |
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Accession number | IM.560-1924 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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