Painting
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This painting of a lady smoking a huqqa (water pipe) and watching pigeons is in a provincial Mughal style, painted in Lucknow around 1760-80.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, lady smoking while watching pigeons, opaque watercolour on paper, Lucknow, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque water colour on paper, showing a lady smoking a huqqa and watching pigeons, attended by two musicians and four maids. In the background are a dove-cote, flowers and thick trees. |
| Content description | A lady smoking a huqqa and watching pigeons, attended by two musicians and four maids. In the background are a dove-cote, flowers and thick trees. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This painting of a lady smoking a huqqa (water pipe) and watching pigeons is in a provincial Mughal style, painted in Lucknow around 1760-80. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.97-1952 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2008 |
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