Drawing
ca. 1840 (made)
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A brush drawing in ink on paper, with white details in paint or kaolinite, a portrait of a standing man.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn with a brush in ink on paper, with white details in paint or kaolinite (Chinese white). The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap) |
Brief description | Brush drawing, standing man, ink and paint on paper, Rajasthan, ca. 1840 |
Physical description | A brush drawing in ink on paper, with white details in paint or kaolinite, a portrait of a standing man. |
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Content description | A standing man. |
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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. |
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Accession number | IS.378-1952 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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