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Painting

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a cat escapes with a parrot in its mouth as the woman runs after with a cane in her hand. A bird cage is in the foreground.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, cat thief (cat attacks pet parrot), opaque watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1810
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a cat escapes with a parrot in its mouth as the woman runs after with a cane in her hand. A bird cage is in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 223mm
  • Width: 149mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 159mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 94mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A cat escapes with a parrot in its mouth as the woman runs after with a cane in her hand. A bird cage is in the foreground.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Object history
From the J. C. French Collection (obtained in Amritsar). Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1931.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.140-1955

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
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