Not on display

Gaur and Nitai

Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Gaur and Nitai.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGaur and Nitai (Generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil line drawing painted over in watercolour on mill made paper
Brief description
Painting, Gaur and Nitai, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Gaur and Nitai.
Dimensions
  • Height: 444mm (maximum)
  • Width: 277mm (maximum)
31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Gaur and Nitai.
Style
Production
The dating follows W.G Archer's 1971 catalogue of the V&A's collection of Kalighat paintings. Calcutta is referred to in the 21st Century as Kolkata.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G., Kalighat Paintings, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1971, p45
Collection
Accession number
IS.214-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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