Painting
ca. 1650 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, small rectangular bust portrait of a European lady seen in three-quarter view, looking outwards. She wears a low-cut red dress and has a vermilion feather in her hair. Described as Lady Shirley, wife of the celebrated embassador of James I. The portrait is mounted on a page with indigo borders decorated with gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, portrait of a European lady in a red dress, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1650 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, small rectangular bust portrait of a European lady seen in three-quarter view, looking outwards. She wears a low-cut red dress and has a vermilion feather in her hair. Described as Lady Shirley, wife of the celebrated embassador of James I. The portrait is mounted on a page with indigo borders decorated with gold. |
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| Content description | A European lady seen in three-quarter view, looking outwards. She wears a low-cut red dress and has a vermilion feather in her hair. Described as Lady Shirley, wife of the celebrated embassador of James I. The portrait is mounted on a page with indigo borders decorated with gold. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Arthur Churchill, Esq. |
| Object history | The portrait of a lady in European (Elizabethan) costume, often erroneously identified as Lady Shirley, wife of the celebrated ambassador of James I. Adapted from a western painting by a Mughal artist. Probably Awadh, late 18th century.;; Bought from Mr Arthur Churchill, with other paintings (IM.7 to 16-1913) for £141. RP 1913/1031; Purchased from Arthur Churchill, Esq., 1,Selwood Terrace, South Kensington, S.W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 1913-947M |
| Historical context | Arthur Churchill was a London dealer. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | IM.8:2-1913 (Verso) |
| Bibliographic reference | Selvam Thorez, ‘Nouvelle mise en perspective d’un corpus de peintures Awadhi occidentalisantes’, Arts Asiatiques Tome 71, 2016, 13-30 (fig. 2, p. 16). |
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| Accession number | IM.8-1913 |
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| Record created | May 27, 2002 |
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