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, pricked for pouncing (for use as a pinhole stencil), depicting a raja visiting an ascetic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, raja visiting an ascetic, in ink on paper, pricked, Rajasthan, early 19th century
Physical description
A brush drawing in ink on paper, pricked for pouncing (for use as a pinhole stencil), depicting a raja visiting an ascetic.
Dimensions
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object height: 304mm
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object width: 225mm
not possible to measure whole object, as object attached to cardboard mount (08/05/2013)
Content description
A raja visiting an ascetic.
Style
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha.
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.507-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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