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Painting

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an equestrian portrait of a Jaisalmer nobleman with three male attendants walking alongside.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Rathor noble on horseback, opaque watercolour on paper, Marwar, ca. 1740
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an equestrian portrait of a Jaisalmer nobleman with three male attendants walking alongside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 303mm
  • Width: 250mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
An equestrian portrait of a Jaisalmer nobleman with three male attendants walking alongside.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(an incomplete inscription at the top of the picture 'apparently gave the name of the principal figure' (register description))
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.124-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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