A scribe
Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
ca. 1826 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A watercolour of a scribe. One of thirty five drawings of trades and occupations.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A scribe (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Painting; watercolour on paper, A scribe, Patna, ca. 1825 |
| Physical description | A watercolour of a scribe. One of thirty five drawings of trades and occupations. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | John Hall 1819 and C. Wilmot 1821 (watermark) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lady Amherst |
| Object history | Presented 1964 by Lady Amherst, a descendant of Lord Amherst, Governor-General of India 1823-28. |
| 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, 86 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.23-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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