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Painting

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

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, a courtesan kneeling, holding a bird in her right hand, a rose in her left.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper, with tin alloy detail
Brief description
Painting, kneeling courtesan, watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, a courtesan kneeling, holding a bird in her right hand, a rose in her left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 137mm
  • Width: 90mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
A courtesan kneeling, holding a bird in her right hand, a rose in her left.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Stuart Durant.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656. p.95
Collection
Accession number
IS.46-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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