Not on display

Refugees

Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tanjore (made)

Refugee men, women and children fleeing from the scene of war.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Indian Company Paintings
Object type
Painting
TitleRefugees (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Gouache
Paper
Painting
Brief description
Painting; gouache, Refugees, Tanjore, ca. 1800
Physical description
Refugee men, women and children fleeing from the scene of war.
Dimensions
  • Length: 43cm
  • Width: 59cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
'People Removing from place to other place about the War.'

Note
Inscribed on fly-leaves with titles.
Subject depicted
Refugees
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 54 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Archer, Mildred. 'Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period' V&A, 1992, p. 54
Other number
8804 - Previous number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
AL.8804

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
Record URL
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