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Painting

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, lovers in a pavilion, attended by maidservants, one with a fan. The man wears a green robe, the woman a gold sari with repeat floral motif and an orange choli.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, lovers in a pavilion, opaque watercolour on paper, Jodhpur, late 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, lovers in a pavilion, attended by maidservants, one with a fan. The man wears a green robe, the woman a gold sari with repeat floral motif and an orange choli.
Dimensions
  • Height: 179mm
  • Width: 113mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 174mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 109mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Lovers in a pavilion, attended by maidservants, one with a fan.
Style
Object history
IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.91-1954

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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