A man hurling stones at a mango tree.
Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In this painting a nobleman is shown dislodging fruit from a mango tree by throwing stones at it. The style of the painting locates the scene in the former principality of Bundi in Rajasthan in north-west India. It was probably made for a local nobleman or ruler by artists local to the area.
Although mango trees grow wild in the jungles of India, this must be a cultivated specimen since the fruit of the wild tree is inedible. The original word for mango in the Tamil language was ‘man-kay’, which was adapted by Portuguese settlers in India into ‘manga’ and eventually by the British into the familiar mango.
Although mango trees grow wild in the jungles of India, this must be a cultivated specimen since the fruit of the wild tree is inedible. The original word for mango in the Tamil language was ‘man-kay’, which was adapted by Portuguese settlers in India into ‘manga’ and eventually by the British into the familiar mango.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A man hurling stones at a mango tree. |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, man throwing stones at mango tree, opaque watercolour on paper, Bundi, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper,a man in a red robe is standing about to hurl a stone at a mango tree laden with fruit. Some mangoes already lie on the ground beneath the tree. Illustration to a folk tale. |
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| Content description | A man in a red robe is standing about to hurl a stone at a mango tree laden with fruit. Some mangoes already lie on the ground beneath the tree. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha. |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In this painting a nobleman is shown dislodging fruit from a mango tree by throwing stones at it. The style of the painting locates the scene in the former principality of Bundi in Rajasthan in north-west India. It was probably made for a local nobleman or ruler by artists local to the area. Although mango trees grow wild in the jungles of India, this must be a cultivated specimen since the fruit of the wild tree is inedible. The original word for mango in the Tamil language was ‘man-kay’, which was adapted by Portuguese settlers in India into ‘manga’ and eventually by the British into the familiar mango. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah
Cat. no. 24, p. 14. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.245-1952 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2003 |
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