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A bearded ascetic

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

A watercolour of a bearded ascetic seated on a mud platform; a spear, with peacock feathers attached, stuck in the ground beside him. Surrounded by a brown and gold-flecked blue-grey border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA bearded ascetic (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting; watercolour, A bearded ascetic, Patna, ca. 1870
Physical description
A watercolour of a bearded ascetic seated on a mud platform; a spear, with peacock feathers attached, stuck in the ground beside him. Surrounded by a brown and gold-flecked blue-grey border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.5cm
  • Width: 20.5cm
Style
Credit line
P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund
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, 92 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.89-1949

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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