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Painting - Mason

Mason

  • Object:

    Painting

  • Place of origin:

    Patna (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1826 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Watercolour on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Presented by Lady Amherst

  • Museum number:

    IS.45-1964

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Five masons building a wall. From a group of 35 drawings of trades and occupations.

Place of Origin

Patna (made)

Date

ca. 1826 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Watercolour on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Raj Mistree. Mason.'
John Ha;; 1819 an d C. Wilmot 1821.
Inscribed.
Watermark

watermarked 1819

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm, Length: 19.5 cm

Descriptive line

Painting; watercolour, masons building a wall, Patna, ca. 1826.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 87 p. ISBN 0944142303

Materials

Watercolour

Techniques

Painted

Subjects depicted

Mason; Wall

Categories

Paintings; Indian Company Paintings

Collection

South & South East Asia Collection

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