Painting
18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a Rajasthani lady standing turned to the right on a red and gold stool, in the act of doing up her hair. She wears a voluminous skirt of gold-spotted muslin and jewelled necklaces, earrings and armlets. The stool rests on a marble terrace; in the background is a hill.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, lady standing on stool doing up her hair, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a Rajasthani lady standing turned to the right on a red and gold stool, in the act of doing up her hair. She wears a voluminous skirt of gold-spotted muslin and jewelled necklaces, earrings and armlets. The stool rests on a marble terrace; in the background is a hill. |
| Content description | A Rajasthani lady standing turned to the right on a red and gold stool, in the act of doing up her hair. She wears a voluminous skirt of gold-spotted muslin and jewelled necklaces, earrings and armlets. The stool rests on a marble terrace; in the background is a hill. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W |
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| Accession number | IM.95-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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