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A scribe

Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A watercolour of a scribe. One of thirty five drawings of trades and occupations.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA scribe (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Painting; watercolour on paper, A scribe, Patna, ca. 1825
Physical description
A watercolour of a scribe. One of thirty five drawings of trades and occupations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.5cm
  • Width: 19cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
John Hall 1819 and C. Wilmot 1821 (watermark)
Credit line
Presented by Lady Amherst
Object history
Presented 1964 by Lady Amherst, a descendant of Lord Amherst, Governor-General of India 1823-28.
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, 86 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.23-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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