A Dancing-girl
Painting
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This example is from a set of 12 depicting castes and occupations. These were two of the commonest subjects for such paintings.
Object details
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| Title | A Dancing-girl (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Paintings; Watercolour, dancing girl in a crimson and yellow costume, Tiruchchirappalli, 1870 |
| Physical description | A South Indian dancing-girl wearing a crimson and yellow sari, a green blouse with a pink and green rose garland. Gold jewellery decorates the dancer's hair and wrists along with silver bells on her feet. She is standing with her hands positioned in a typical dancing pose beside a pillar entwined with a rose garland. |
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| Historical context | One of twelve drawings of South Indian castes and occupations |
| Summary | The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This example is from a set of 12 depicting castes and occupations. These were two of the commonest subjects for such paintings. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 34 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4666:2/(IS) |
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| Record created | September 12, 2002 |
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