Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a dying or sleeping prince lying on a couch with a woman sitting at his side and fondling his right hand, two maids wave a cloth and chauri fans, a black ewe approaches the couch. Illustration to an unidentified musical mode.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, prince lying on couch, opaque watercolour on paper, probably Delhi, probably ca. 1800, based on ca. 1570-1580 Ahmednagar original |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a dying or sleeping prince lying on a couch with a woman sitting at his side and fondling his right hand, two maids wave a cloth and chauri fans, a black ewe approaches the couch. Illustration to an unidentified musical mode. |
| Content description | A dying or sleeping prince lying on a couch with a woman sitting at his side and fondling his right hand, two maids wave a cloth and chauri fans, a black ewe approaches the couch. |
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| Production | Based closely on an Ahmadnagar-style original of ca. 1570-1580, but with faces in the Delhi style of ca. 1800 |
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| Accession number | IS.51-1959 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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