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A dancing girl and musicians

Drawing
ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kishangarh (made)

A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting a dancing-girl and musicians performing before a princess.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Musical Instruments
Paintings
Dance
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
TitleA dancing girl and musicians (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn using brush, in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Drawn
Painted
Brief description
Brush drawing, dancing girl and musicians, ink on paper, Rajasthan, possibly Kishengarh, ca. 1780
Physical description
A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting a dancing-girl and musicians performing before a princess.
Dimensions
  • Height: 116mm (minimum; estimate)
  • Width: 217mm (minimum; estimate)
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; not possible to accurately measure object due to the way in which it is mounted
Style
Rajasthani
Credit line
Given by Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Major R.G. Anderson, Pasha.
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Dance
Musicians
Princess
Other number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.464-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433145/a-dancing-girl-and-musicians-drawing-unknown/
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