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Painting

ca. 1820-ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, The lonely lady, from a Rasika Priya series. A terrace scene, depicting a woman reclining, waited on by a female attendant.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, the lonely lady, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Kangra, ca. 1820-1825
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, The lonely lady, from a Rasika Priya series. A terrace scene, depicting a woman reclining, waited on by a female attendant.
Dimensions
  • Height: 291mm
  • Width: 195mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 231mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 135mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
The lonely lady, from a Rasika Priya series. A terrace scene, depicting a woman reclining, waited on by a female attendant.
Styles
Credit line
Purchased from Dr A. K. Coomaraswamy
Object history
Described as Rajput (Pahari) by the vendor

Purchased from Dr A. K. Coomaraswamy, 39 Brookfield, West Hill, Highgate N. 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.

RP 1912-3121M and 1912-3515M
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 307, cat. 66 (xiv).
Collection
Accession number
IM.74-1912

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Record createdOctober 28, 2002
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