A seated woman smoking a huqqa
Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 (painted)
ca. 1760 - ca. 1764 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
A woman squats in typical Indian fashion on a European-style chair while smoking a huqqa. The British presence in the region led to the exchange of customs, with Indians adopting European practices and British residents enjoying Indian ways of living.
Object details
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| Title | A seated woman smoking a huqqa (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache |
| Brief description | Paintings, opaque water colour on paper, an Indian woman sitting on a chair smking a huqqa, Murshidabad, c.1760-64 |
| Physical description | An Indian lady in white squatting on a European-style chair on a terrace. She is smoking a huqqa which stands on a small table. In the background, a green hedge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | W.F. (Inscribed on back) |
| Gallery label | A woman squats in typical Indian fashion on a European-style chair while smoking a huqqa. The British presence in the region led to the exchange of customs, with Indians adopting European practices and British residents enjoying Indian ways of living. (July 2017) |
| Credit line | Purchased from Martinus Nijhoff |
| Object history | Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design. RP 51/2237 |
| Summary | A woman squats in typical Indian fashion on a European-style chair while smoking a huqqa. The British presence in the region led to the exchange of customs, with Indians adopting European practices and British residents enjoying Indian ways of living. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 75 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | D.1187-1903 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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