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Indian Paintings from the Simon Digby Collection

(from 1st Oct 2013 until 5th Jan 2014)

Explore the recent acquisition of a rich and unusual collection of Indian paintings and manuscript pages.

Detail of Noblemen in durbar, Rajasthan, 18th century (Museum no: EA2012.225)
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Nobleman and lady

  • Description

    On the terrace of a domed pavilion, a Rajput nobleman embraces a lady seated on his lap. Both hold wine cups and a maidservant has come bearing another flask of wine. A pair of peacocks stand by the tree in the courtyard. With its simplified composition and warm earthy palette, the artist follows court painting conventions but is closer in idiom to folk styles of southern and western Rajasthan. The word alangan (or alingan, ‘an embrace’) is inscribed on the dome above the loving couple.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan (Sirohi region) (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1700
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    20 x 26.1 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, 2012.
    Accession no.
    EA2012.208

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