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Rites and Beliefs of the Hindus

Album Page
ca. 1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Second state of perfection with different exercises for the various parts of the day.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRites and Beliefs of the Hindus (series title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca. 1774. Page number 45 (Gentil numbered two successive pages '22'). Second state of perfection. The text on the back of this page relates to the next image, IS.25:47-1980.
Physical description
Second state of perfection with different exercises for the various parts of the day.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37cm
  • Width: 53.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(The album is 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.)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Mapin Publishing, 1992 121 p. ISBN 0944142303 Chanchal Dadlani, ‘Transporting India. The Gentil Album and Mughal Manuscript Culture’, Art History. 2025, pp. 748-761
Collection
Accession number
IS.25:46-1980

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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