Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a Mughal prince acclaimed by ladies of the palace.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Mughal prince and palace ladies, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, Delhi, ca. 1730
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a Mughal prince acclaimed by ladies of the palace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 286mm
  • Width: 237mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 245mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 205mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A Mughal prince acclaimed by ladies of the palace.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Blanche Anding, 1957.
Object history
Given by Mrs Blanche Anding in 1957
Subjects depicted
Prince
Women
Palace
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.35-1957

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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