Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

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

Brush drawing, in ink and watercolour on paper, a girl watching out from the door of her house for her expected lover. A man with a huqqa and a women are seated on the ground in the next room.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, girl watching from door for lover, ink and watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1810
Physical description
Brush drawing, in ink and watercolour on paper, a girl watching out from the door of her house for her expected lover. A man with a huqqa and a women are seated on the ground in the next room.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 144mm
  • Paper onto which object mounted height: 205mm
  • Paper onto which object mounted width: 160mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A girl watching out from the door of her house for her expected lover. A man with a huqqa and a women are seated on the ground in the next room.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.185-1955

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
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