Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 (made)
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This is one of a group of seven portraits of Indian men and women from a scrapbook. It belonged to William Fullerton of Rosemount, and some of the people depicted may have been members of his household. These paintings are in the local Indian style. Fullerton commissioned them before the development of the Company style used by Indian artists making paintings for the British in India. The woman in this picture sits on a Dutch-style chair, smoking a huqqa resting on a candlestand with tripod legs derived from English patterns.
object details
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Materials and Techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief Description | Painting, lady of William Fullerton's household smoking a huqqa; style of Dip Chand, Murshidabad, ca. 1760-1764 |
Physical Description | An Indian lady squatting on a European-style chair smoking a huqqa, which is on a small table. She wears a white gown and a green gold-edged shawl. In the backgroundis a green hedge. This is one of seven portraits of Indian men and women. |
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Marks and Inscriptions | W.F. (Roman) |
Production | The painting is the style of Dip Chand of Murshidabad. |
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Summary | This is one of a group of seven portraits of Indian men and women from a scrapbook. It belonged to William Fullerton of Rosemount, and some of the people depicted may have been members of his household. These paintings are in the local Indian style. Fullerton commissioned them before the development of the Company style used by Indian artists making paintings for the British in India. The woman in this picture sits on a Dutch-style chair, smoking a huqqa resting on a candlestand with tripod legs derived from English patterns. |
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Accession Number | D.1181-1903 |
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record created | December 15, 1999 |
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