Drawing
ca. 1770 (made)
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Drawing, in ink with paint wash on paper, portrait of a sehtar player, she is depicted cross-legged facing to the right, wearing lilac trousers and a muslin headshawl edged with gold, and jewellery. Beneath the subject is the inscription 'Amul Maharai shagird Dalchand', on the back a Persian poem in black and gold, within a border of gold leaves on a yellow ground.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted in ink, watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, portrait of a sehtar player, drawn in ink with wash on paper, Mughal, ca. 1770 |
Physical description | Drawing, in ink with paint wash on paper, portrait of a sehtar player, she is depicted cross-legged facing to the right, wearing lilac trousers and a muslin headshawl edged with gold, and jewellery. Beneath the subject is the inscription 'Amul Maharai shagird Dalchand', on the back a Persian poem in black and gold, within a border of gold leaves on a yellow ground. |
Content description | Portrait of a sehtar player, she is depicted cross-legged facing to the right, wearing lilac trousers and a muslin headshawl edged with gold, and jewellery. Beneath the subject is the inscription 'Amul Maharai shagird Dalchand', on the back a Persian poem in black and gold, within a border of gold leaves on a yellow ground. |
Marks and inscriptions | (written beneath the subject)
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Credit line | Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W |
Object history | IM.78-1922 to IM.119-1922 bought from the London dealer Arthur Churchill in 1922 for £126. Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W. 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. R.P. 1922- 4614 |
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Accession number | IM.88-1922 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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