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Painting

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Guler (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, village scene with gopis(cowgirls or milkmaids) fetching water from a river.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, gopis fetching water, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler, late 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, village scene with gopis(cowgirls or milkmaids) fetching water from a river.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 242mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 191mm
  • Height: 310mm (maximum)
  • Width: 257mm (maximum)
26/06/2013 dimensions measured as party of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013 ; object irregular in shape
Content description
Village scene with gopis (cowgirls or milkmaids) fetching water from a river.
Style
Pahari
Credit line
P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Water
Figures
Milkmaids
River
Cows
Village
Trees
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.28-1949

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Record createdOctober 28, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68783/painting-unknown/
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