Painting
ca. 1840 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a Sikh groom holding a flywhisk is squatting beside a caparisoned grey stallion which has a vivid orange shawl as a saddle cloth. In the foreground is a band of grey water; in the background are hills dotted with tiny trees.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, seated groom with saddled horse, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Sikh, Punjab Plain, ca. 1840 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a Sikh groom holding a flywhisk is squatting beside a caparisoned grey stallion which has a vivid orange shawl as a saddle cloth. In the foreground is a band of grey water; in the background are hills dotted with tiny trees. |
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Content description | A Sikh groom holding a flywhisk is squatting beside a caparisoned grey stallion which has a vivid orange shawl as a saddle cloth. In the foreground is a band of grey water; in the background are hills dotted with tiny trees. |
Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
Production | Sikh |
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Bibliographic reference | Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
pp. 152-3, cat. no. 28, fig. 71.
Archer, W.G. 'Paintings of the Sikhs.' London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966, illus. fig. 71 and catalogue entry pp. 152-153. |
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Accession number | IS.201-1955 |
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Record created | November 25, 2002 |
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