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Marriage Procession

Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tanjore (made)

Marriage procession: the bridegroom on horseback followed by a palanquin and camel and preceded by an elephant, musicians and dancing-girls.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Indian Company Paintings
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleMarriage Procession (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Gouache
Paper
Painting
Brief description
Painting; gouache, marriage procession, Tanjore, ca. 1800
Physical description
Marriage procession: the bridegroom on horseback followed by a palanquin and camel and preceded by an elephant, musicians and dancing-girls.
Dimensions
  • Length: 43cm
  • Width: 59cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
'Prosation of Married.' (Inscribed on back of painting)
Subjects depicted
Procession
Marriage
People
Horses
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 54 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Archer, Mildred. 'Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period' V&A, 1992, p. 54
Other number
8803 - Previous number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
AL.8803

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
Record URL
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