Painting
late 18th century (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, a nobleman seated on a terrace, smoking a huqqa and being entertained by female musicians. Beyond the terrace is a hilly landscape followed by a palace boundary wall and a cityscape behind.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, a nobleman seated on a terrace, smoking a huqqa and being entertained by female musicians, Rajasthan, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, a nobleman seated on a terrace, smoking a huqqa and being entertained by female musicians. Beyond the terrace is a hilly landscape followed by a palace boundary wall and a cityscape behind. |
| Content description | A nobleman seated on a terrace, smoking a huqqa and being entertained by female musicians. Beyond the terrace is a hilly landscape followed by a palace boundary wall and a cityscape behind. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Note An incorrect English inscription on the reverse identifies the ruler as Muhammad Shah. |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E |
| Object history | From the collection of Sir Robert Nathan (1868-1921), purchased from Maulvi Muhammad Hussain, Judge, Small Claims Court, Delhi. Sir Robert Nathan was Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, in 1905; became Chief Secretary to the Government of East Bengal and Assam in 1907, and was Police Commissioner of Dhaka before leaving India in 1914. Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1921-4451 |
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| Accession number | IM.245-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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