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An album containing fifty-three drawings depicting occupations.

Painting
ca.1815 - ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A lady reading a letter.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAn album containing fifty-three drawings depicting occupations. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
indian characters; Paintings, tempera, Lucknow School
Physical description
A lady reading a letter.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.5cm
  • Width: 15cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscribed with identifications in Urdu and sometimes English.)
  • 'A lady of rank reading an Epistle; The camel driver awaiting her pleasure' (Inscribed:)
Subjects depicted
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 124 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number
7970 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
AL.7970:6

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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