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ca. 1720 (made)
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Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to a Barahmasa series, with text by Kesava Das, depicting a prince and lady in a pavilion, listening to musicians outside.


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Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, prince and lady in pavilion listening to music, text by Kesava Das, opaque watercolour on paper, Central India, ca. 1720
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to a Barahmasa series, with text by Kesava Das, depicting a prince and lady in a pavilion, listening to musicians outside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 306mm
  • Width: 220mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 269mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 172mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A prince and lady in a pavilion, listening to musicians outside.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.278-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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