Not on display

Hanuman

Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)
Murshidabad (made)

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hanuman seated with an elderly sage.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleHanuman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Hanuman and sage, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, Murshidabad sub-style, ca. 1760-1770
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hanuman seated with an elderly sage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 246mm (maximum)
  • Width: 180mm (maximum)
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of the Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Hanuman seated with an elderly sage.
Style
Mughal
Object history
Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design.

RP 57/68
Subjects depicted
Deity
Hanuman
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
D.374-1908

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O405465/hanuman-painting-unknown/
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