Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Paintings from Avadh (which the British knew as Oudh) in North India in the 18th century are usually rather stiff and formal in their composition and subject-matter, so this scene of carousing ladies is rather unusual. The style in which it is painted suggests that it may have been painted by an artist from outside the region (from Rajasthan, perhaps) rather than one trained in the late Mughal style with which Avadh is usually associated.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, three ladies drinking and smoking, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, Oudh sub-style, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, three ladies seated together drinking and smoking on a terrace, one holds a huqqa mouthpiece, the other two hold flasks. They each wear trousers embroidered with regular designs in gold, and robes over the top. |
| Content description | Three ladies seated together drinking and smoking on a terrace, one holds a huqqa mouthpiece, the other two hold flasks. |
| Style | |
| Summary | Paintings from Avadh (which the British knew as Oudh) in North India in the 18th century are usually rather stiff and formal in their composition and subject-matter, so this scene of carousing ladies is rather unusual. The style in which it is painted suggests that it may have been painted by an artist from outside the region (from Rajasthan, perhaps) rather than one trained in the late Mughal style with which Avadh is usually associated. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.291-1955 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2005 |
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