Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

first half 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ladies on a terrace by a lotus pond; a palace-terrace with a princess entertaining a female visitor of high rank, attended by ladies; the group consists of nine figures. Behind them is a lotus tank and two pavilions of the palace between which is seen trees, a river, and undulating country.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, ladies on a terrace by a lotus pond, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, first half 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ladies on a terrace by a lotus pond; a palace-terrace with a princess entertaining a female visitor of high rank, attended by ladies; the group consists of nine figures. Behind them is a lotus tank and two pavilions of the palace between which is seen trees, a river, and undulating country.
Dimensions
  • Height: 285mm
  • Width: 195mm
01/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Ladies on a terrace by a lotus pond; a palace-terrace with a princess entertaining a female visitor of high rank, attended by ladies; the group consists of nine figures. Behind them is a lotus tank and two pavilions of the palace between which is seen trees, a river, and undulating country.
Credit line
Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.114-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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