One of two portraits.
Painting
ca. 1860 (painted)
ca. 1860 (painted)
| Place of origin |
This portrait shows a South Indian dancing-girl holding a flower. A local Tanjore (Thanjavur) artist painted it on glass around 1860, using gouache (opaque watercolour paint)and gold leaf. Glass-paintings were very fragile, so the British seldom brought them back to England. This is one of only eight in the V&A.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | One of two portraits. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache and gold leaf on glass |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache and gold leaf on glass, Head and shoulders portrait of a South Indian dancing girl holding a flower, Tanjore, ca.1860 |
| Physical description | Head and shoulders portrait of a South Indian dancing girl holding a flower. |
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| Summary | This portrait shows a South Indian dancing-girl holding a flower. A local Tanjore (Thanjavur) artist painted it on glass around 1860, using gouache (opaque watercolour paint)and gold leaf. Glass-paintings were very fragile, so the British seldom brought them back to England. This is one of only eight in the V&A. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Mapin Publishing, 1992 192 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.86-1960 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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