Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting a lady receiving her lover in a palace chamber; in the courtyard nearby a deputation confers with a Rajput ruler.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn using brush in ink on paper
Brief description
Drawings, lady and lover, Rajput ruler in conference, Pahari, early 19th century
Physical description
A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting a lady receiving her lover in a palace chamber; in the courtyard nearby a deputation confers with a Rajput ruler.
Dimensions
  • Height: 255mm (maximum)
  • Width: 343mm (maximum)
  • Image within borders height: 206mm
  • Image within borders width: 309mm (maximum)
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape, torn
Content description
A lady receiving her lover in a palace chamber; in the courtyard nearby a deputation confers with a Rajput ruler.
Style
Credit line
Given by the executors of the late Sir William Rothenstein.
Object history
From the Sir William Rothenstein collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.97-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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