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Two noblewomen at a windowfront

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Two noblewomen at a window

  • Description

    Two bejewelled ladies gaze at one another intently within a palace window. One holds a flask and wine-cup, the other holds a large lotus flower, while lightly embracing her friend. Such imagined scenes of life within the palace zenana (harem) became a popular genre in the late 18th century.

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Jaipur (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1800
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 55.4 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
    page 40.3 x 28.6 cm (height x width)
    painting without border 34.5 x 23 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1967.
    Accession no.
    EA1967.163

Location

    • First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India

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