Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kashmir (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a king holding court, seated with four courtiers; based on a 17th century Persian illustration from a romance.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, seated king and courtiers, opaque watercolour on paper, probably Kashmir, probably 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a king holding court, seated with four courtiers; based on a 17th century Persian illustration from a romance.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 355mm
  • Page width: 232mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 237mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 159mm
17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
A king holding court, seated with four courtiers.
Style
Kashmiri
Subjects depicted
King
Courtiers
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.176-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432973/painting-unknown/
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