Not on display

Drawing

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A brush drawing, in ink on paper, depicting a royal barge on a tank amidst gardens; the barge has a prow in the form of an elephant's head.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap)
Brief description
Brush drawing, royal barge, tank, gardens, in ink on paper, Rajasthan, ca. 1820.
Physical description
A brush drawing, in ink on paper, depicting a royal barge on a tank amidst gardens; the barge has a prow in the form of an elephant's head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 452mm (approx.)
  • Width: 312mm (approx.)
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A royal barge on a tank amidst gardens; the barge has a prow in the form of an elephant's head.
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.411-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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