Painting
ca. 1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The nobleman in this unfinished painting has not been identified, but the formal composition is typical of the late Mughal style practised at Murshidabad in the mid-18th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, nobleman seated with sons, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a nobleman seated with his sons before him. The painting has been altered around the figures, and has been cut down from a larger composition - it is missing any borders. |
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| Content description | A nobleman seated with his sons before him. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The nobleman in this unfinished painting has not been identified, but the formal composition is typical of the late Mughal style practised at Murshidabad in the mid-18th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1200-1903 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2005 |
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