Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bikaner (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a standing nobleman. He wears white trousers, a transparent white over-garment, a white turban, a gold belt with geometric decoration, and blue and red shoes.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, standing nobleman, opaque watercolour on paper, Bikaner, ca. 1680
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a standing nobleman. He wears white trousers, a transparent white over-garment, a white turban, a gold belt with geometric decoration, and blue and red shoes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 215mm
  • Width: 150mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 135mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 91mm
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A standing nobleman.
Style
Bikaner
Object history
From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary).
Subject depicted
Noble
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.59-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433240/painting-unknown/
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