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ca. 1610 (made)
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Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting two ladies in European dress of about 1600, in an Indian landscape, one is wearing a jewelled ruff, a long-sleeve jacket and broad-toed shoes; the figures are possibly adapted from a Western painting.

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Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, two ladies in European dress, opaque watercolour on paper, Deccan, ca. 1610
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting two ladies in European dress of about 1600, in an Indian landscape, one is wearing a jewelled ruff, a long-sleeve jacket and broad-toed shoes; the figures are possibly adapted from a Western painting.
Content description
Two ladies in European dress of about 1600, in an Indian landscape, one is wearing a jewelled ruff, a long-sleeve jacket and broad-toed shoes.
Style
Credit line
Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street
Object history
Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP 1913-1239M
Subjects depicted
Associated object
IM.293A-1913 (Verso)
Collection
Accession number
IM.293-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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