Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a Hindu ascetic against a blue background. He sits on a couch and wears a plain white dhoti and blue turban.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Hindu ascetic, opaque watercolour on paper, Eastern Deccan, possibly Machilipatnam, ca. 1780 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a Hindu ascetic against a blue background. He sits on a couch and wears a plain white dhoti and blue turban. |
Content description | A Hindu ascetic against a blue background. |
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Credit line | Given by Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha and Colonel T.G.Gayer-Anderson, C.M.G., D.S.O. |
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Accession number | IS.196-1953 |
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Record created | November 29, 2002 |
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