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Painting

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, a courtesan seated, embracing her lover.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper, with tin alloy detail
Brief description
Painting, courtesan embracing lover, watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, a courtesan seated, embracing her lover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 135mm
  • Width: 85mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
A courtesan seated, embracing her lover.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Stuart Durant.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kalighat paintings : a catalogue and introduction / by W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1971 Number: 0112900291 : fig. no. 63, cat. no. 29, viii:p.84
Collection
Accession number
IS.53-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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