Painting
ca. 1860 (painted)
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The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. The artist Shiva Lal, who painted this one around 1860, ran an artist's shop in Patna. Like his painter cousin, Shiva Dayal Lal, Siva Lal relied to a great extent on the patronage of the local gentry. In the picture he shows one of them seated on a carpet, leaning against a bolster, watching dancing-girls and musicians.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, dancing girls, by Shiva Lal, opaque watercolour on paper, Patna, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Dancing girls, with musicians, entertaining an Indian gentleman of Patna city who is seated under a red canopy; a courtyard in the background. |
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| Credit line | P. C. Manuk and G. M. Coles Bequest, through The Art Fund |
| Object history | Acquired by the donors in Patna. |
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| Summary | The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. The artist Shiva Lal, who painted this one around 1860, ran an artist's shop in Patna. Like his painter cousin, Shiva Dayal Lal, Siva Lal relied to a great extent on the patronage of the local gentry. In the picture he shows one of them seated on a carpet, leaning against a bolster, watching dancing-girls and musicians. |
| 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, 92 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | IS.201-1949 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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