
- Rites and Beliefs of the Hindus
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Rites and Beliefs of the Hindus
- Object:
Album page
- Place of origin:
Faizabad (made)
- Date:
ca. 1774 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour
- Museum number:
IS.25:52-1980
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
The dwelling places of the gods, the planets and signs of the zodiac, compiled for Jai Singh, taken from various Sanskrit texts.
Place of Origin
Faizabad (made)
Date
ca. 1774 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with notes relating to the illustrations and a list of contents giving Gentil's title and a brief description for each folio. Inscribed inside front cover.
Dimensions
Length: 37 cm, Width: 53.5 cm
Descriptive line
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca. 1774. Page number 51 (Gentil numbered two successive pages '22'). The dwelling places of the gods, the planets and signs of the zodiac.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 122 p. ISBN 0944142303
Materials
Watercolour
Subjects depicted
Planets; Gods; Dwelling; Zodiac; Sanskrit
Categories
Indian Company Paintings
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection