Drawing
17th century (made)
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Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper damaged by numerous worm-holes and surface abrasion. An unidentified Mughal youth stands against a plain background, facing left and looking upwards, his left hand raised and his right arm holding a pronged stick that rests on the ground. He wears a pale yellow robe, white girdle, striped white trousers and red and gold slippers. On his head is an orange turban; in his left hand he holds a pink rose.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawn in ink, tinted with watercolour, on paper |
| Brief description | Tinted drawing, unidentified Mughal youth, ink and watercolour on paper, Mughal, 17th century |
| Physical description | Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper damaged by numerous worm-holes and surface abrasion. An unidentified Mughal youth stands against a plain background, facing left and looking upwards, his left hand raised and his right arm holding a pronged stick that rests on the ground. He wears a pale yellow robe, white girdle, striped white trousers and red and gold slippers. On his head is an orange turban; in his left hand he holds a pink rose. |
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| Content description | An unidentified Mughal prince. He stands turned to the left, beardless, clad in a pale yellow robe, white girdle, striped white trousers and red and gold slippers. On his head is an orange turban, in his left hand he holds a pink rose. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E |
| Object history | From the collection of Sir Robert Nathan (1868-1921), purchased from Maulvi Muhammad Hussain, Judge, Small Claims Court, Delhi. Sir Robert Nathan was Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, in 1905; became Chief Secretary to the Government of EAst Bengal and Assam in 1907, and was Police Commissioner of Dhaka before leaving India in 1914. |
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| Accession number | IM.230-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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