Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1760 - ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, scene from the terrace of a zenana (women's quarters of a house), with pavilions either side and a fountain and bathing pool in the foreground. In this, a lady sits bathing her feet, another to the left rests her arms upon two attendants, whilst in the background a third lady sits with her huqqa, listening to musicians. Beyond the terrace are fruit trees and a grey sky.


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Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, zenana scane, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1760-1770
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, scene from the terrace of a zenana (women's quarters of a house), with pavilions either side and a fountain and bathing pool in the foreground. In this, a lady sits bathing her feet, another to the left rests her arms upon two attendants, whilst in the background a third lady sits with her huqqa, listening to musicians. Beyond the terrace are fruit trees and a grey sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 285mm
  • Width: 421mm
01/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Scene from the terrace of a zenana (women's area of a house), with pavilions either side and a fountain and bathing pool in the foreground. In this, a lady sits bathing her feet, another to the left rests her arms upon two attendants, whilst in the background a third lady sits with her huqqa, listening to musicians. Beyond the terrace are fruit trees and a grey sky.
Style
Credit line
Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.90-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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