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ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 245mm
  • Width: 185mm
  • With borders length: 272mm
  • With borders width: 208mm
Narrow mauve margin with black rules; red border with white rule; dimensions verified 27/07/2013 as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
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
Subjects depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
IS.201-1955

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Record createdNovember 25, 2002
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