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A woman fish-seller

Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A woman fish-seller with a male customer. One of thirty-five drawings of trades and occupations.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA woman fish-seller (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Painting; watercolour paper, A woman fish-seller, Patna, ca. 1825
Physical description
A woman fish-seller with a male customer. One of thirty-five drawings of trades and occupations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.4cm
  • Width: 19cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Mutchlee Walleee. Seller of Fish'. John Hall 1819 and C Wilmot 1821 (Inscribed Watermark)
Credit line
Presented by Lady Amherst
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, 87 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.29-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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