Lady looking in a mirror

Physical description

Painting showing a lady, naked except for a mauve dhoti, standing on a stool and looking in a mirror while she arranges her hair. A maid stands in front of her while a second maid crouches behind her, drying her right leg.

Place of Origin

Mankot, India (painted)

Date

ca. 1730 (painted)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Opaque watercolour and gold on paper

Marks and inscriptions

Rani is drying her hair

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm without border, Width: 14.5 cm without border, Height: 22.5 cm with border, Width: 17 cm with border

Object history note

Formerly in the collection of Sir William Rothenstein.

Descriptive line

Painting of a lady looking in a mirror. Pahari. Mankot, Punjab Hills, c.1730

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

ARCHER, W.G. Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, 2 vols., London, 1973, Mankot 37

Labels and date

LADY LOOKING IN A MIRROR
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Mankot, Punjab Hills
c.1730

IS 125-1951
From the collection of Sir William Rothenstein. Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and the National Art Collections Fund.

The lady appears to have just finished bathing and is arranging her ornaments. A maidservant is drying her leg while another holds the mirror for her. [2000]

Materials

Opaque watercolour

Techniques

Painted

Categories

Paintings

Collection code

SSEA