A servant holding an umbrella
Painting
ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)
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A servant holding an umbrella and a cloth, against a white background.
Object details
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| Title | A servant holding an umbrella (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour |
| Brief description | Painting; Watercolour, A servant holding an umbrella, Trichinopoly, ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | A servant holding an umbrella and a cloth, against a white background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on back in ink: "a Gentoo man" |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum, 1879 |
| Historical context | From a series of 15 drawings depicting occupations created in Trichinopoly, South India. As Indian artists became acquainted with European styles of painting and technique, painting in Trichinopoly became far more realistic and began to resemble paintings made for the British. Company paintings were created by artists employed by the British East India Company to illustrate the manners and customs of India. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 33 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4660:18/(IS) |
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| Record created | September 24, 2010 |
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