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Drawing

ca. 1860 - ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, watercolour on paper, three-quarter length portrait of a young woman wearing a skirt, choli (bodice) and orhni (veil).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Rajasthani .woman, by F.W.A. De Fabeck, watercolour on paper, Bengal, ca. 1860-1890
Physical description
Painting, watercolour on paper, three-quarter length portrait of a young woman wearing a skirt, choli (bodice) and orhni (veil).
Dimensions
  • Height: 232mm
  • Width: 132mm
15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
A young woman wearing a skirt, choli (bodice) and orhni (veil).
Credit line
Given by Mrs Laura de Fabeck
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rohatgi P. and Parlett G., assisted by Imray S. and Godrej P. Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 17th to the early 20th century. Published by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, in association with V&A, London, 2008. ISBN 81-901020-9-5. p. 338, pl. 59
Collection
Accession number
IM.44-1913

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Record createdJuly 1, 2003
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