One of Thirty-two paintings depicting festivals, ceremonies and occupations.
Painting
ca.1800 (made)
ca.1800 (made)
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A Durga puja; an image of Durga being carried in a procession.
Object details
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Title | One of Thirty-two paintings depicting festivals, ceremonies and occupations. (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Gouache on mica (colour on mica). |
Brief description | Painting; gouache on mica, A Durga puja; an image of Durga being carried in a procession, Murshidabad, ca.1800 |
Physical description | A Durga puja; an image of Durga being carried in a procession. |
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Object history | These paintings were acquired in 1948 by W.G. Archer from the Patna painter Ishwari Prasad (1870-1950), who had inherited them from his Murshidabad ancestors; he and his Patna forebears had preserved the paintings as models for further paintings. |
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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 195 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
Collection | |
Accession number | IS.35:20-1961 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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