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Painting

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, with gold on border, depicting a prince playing an instrument by a stream in the country, while three servants ply him with food and drink. Illustration to a Persian romance.


Object details

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Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper with gold on border
Brief description
Painting, prince playing musical instrument, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Qajar or Iranian style, Hyderabad, probably ca. 1750
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, with gold on border, depicting a prince playing an instrument by a stream in the country, while three servants ply him with food and drink. Illustration to a Persian romance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 336mm
  • Width: 203mm
  • Image inside innermost painted border height: 218mm
  • Image inside innermost painted border width: 138mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A prince playing an instrument by a stream in the country, while three servants ply him with food and drink. Illustration to a Persian romance.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Production
Qajar or Iranian style
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
IS.228-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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