Not on display

Drawing

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A brush drawing on paper, pricked for pouncing (for use as a pinhole stencil), depicting a noble and lady resting in a forest while food (game) is prepared.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, noble and lady in forest, in ink on paper, pricked, Rajasthan, early 19th century
Physical description
A brush drawing on paper, pricked for pouncing (for use as a pinhole stencil), depicting a noble and lady resting in a forest while food (game) is prepared.
Dimensions
  • Height: 330mm (approx., maximum; estimated behind mount)
  • Width: 221mm (approx., maximum; estimated behind mount)
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A noble and lady resting in a forest while food (game) is prepared.
Style
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha.
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.515-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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