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Painting

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady approached by a black buck as she plays on a sitar beneath a sapling.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, lady and buck, possibly by Mola Ram, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Garhwal, ca. 1780
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady approached by a black buck as she plays on a sitar beneath a sapling.
Dimensions
  • Height: 204mm (maximum)
  • Width: 147mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 151mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 96mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
A lady approached by a black buck as she plays on a sitar beneath a sapling.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.166-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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