Mother and child
Painting
ca. 1815 (made)
ca. 1815 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This painting is in the distinctive style of the Rajasthani artist Chokha (fl.1799-1824). He worked both at Udaipur and the smaller centre of Deogarh. Paintings like this one date from a period around 1815 when he was experimenting with dramatic light effects, probably as a result of having seen European paintings at the Mewar court. The subject matter, too, is probably taken from western paintings.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mother and child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting: mother and child, opaque watercolour on paper, attributed to Chokha, Mewar, ca. 1815 |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque water-colour on paper depicting a woman drinking from a cup with a small child reaching up to her. The pair are set against red cushions and a dark grey sky. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Acquired through the generosity of the American Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | Formerly in the Peter Cochrane collection. |
| Production | The painting could have been made at either Udaipur or Devgarh (Deogarh). Chokha was working in both centres at the time. |
| Summary | This painting is in the distinctive style of the Rajasthani artist Chokha (fl.1799-1824). He worked both at Udaipur and the smaller centre of Deogarh. Paintings like this one date from a period around 1815 when he was experimenting with dramatic light effects, probably as a result of having seen European paintings at the Mewar court. The subject matter, too, is probably taken from western paintings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.4-2007 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2007 |
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