Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady seated in a covered throne on a mauve terrace. Another lady is being led towards her by a maid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, lady seated on covered throne, opaque watercolour on paper, India, probably Rajasthan, 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady seated in a covered throne on a mauve terrace. Another lady is being led towards her by a maid.
Dimensions
  • Including projecting part of object at top height: 223mm
  • Excluding projecting part of object height: 210mm
  • Width: 164mm
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A lady seated in a covered throne on a mauve terrace. Another lady is being led towards her by a maid.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Production
probably Rajasthani
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Goetz, "Die Indischen Miniaturen der Sammlung William Rothenstein, London", Jahrbuch der Asiatischen Kunst (Leipzig, 1925), pp 47-59.
Collection
Accession number
IS.199-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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