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ca. 1645 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a washerman listening to a singer and musician.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, washerman, singer and musician, by Bichitr, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, ca. 1645
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a washerman listening to a singer and musician.
DimensionsHalf Imperial Mount (Portrait)
Content description
A washerman listening to a singer and musician.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(handwritten on object)
Translation
'painted by Bichitr'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • STRONGE, Susan. Painting for the Mughal Emperor: The Art of the Book 1560 – 1660 London : V&A Publications, 2002. 192p, ill. ISBN 1 85177 358 4. p. 159, pl. 122
  • Topsfield, Andrew, An introduction to Indian Court Painting, H.M.S.O., London, 1984, 0112903835 p. 20, cat. no. 11.
Collection
Accession number
IM.27-1925

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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