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An Ascetic

Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An ascetic holding a pellet drum ("damaru")

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAn Ascetic (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on gouache
Brief description
Painting; Watercolour, An Ascetic, Trichinopoly, ca. 1850
Physical description
An ascetic holding a pellet drum ("damaru")
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Numbered on label and priced :401,4,4/.
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879
Historical context
One of two drawings from the same set.
They illustrate how artists were producing drawings in different sizes to suit the various levels of demand in their market.
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 34 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
4660:4/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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