Not currently on display at the V&A

One of forty paintings illustrating modes of transport, occupations, entertainers, ascetics and Muharram subjects.

Painting
ca. 1870 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mulla reciting from a mosque pulpit.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOne of forty paintings illustrating modes of transport, occupations, entertainers, ascetics and Muharram subjects. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on mica
Brief description
Painting; gouache on mica, A mulla reciting from a mosque pulpit, Benares, ca.1870
Physical description
A mulla reciting from a mosque pulpit.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.5cm
  • Width: 9cm
Style
Subjects depicted
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 207 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.20:33-1956

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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