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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
Botanical study of a geraniumfront

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Botanical study of a geranium

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  • Description

    By the time of Shah Jahan flowers had become an important painting genre as well as providing the primary motifs in Mughal decorative art. These album studies [LI118.70, LI118.71, LI118.72] show the sensitivity of Mughal botanical painters in interpreting their subjects. The geranium [LI118.70] and dianthus (carnation) [LI118.71] are well observed, with near-symmetrical arrangements of flower-heads or buds. The third study [LI118.72] is an elegant composite plant, with flowers and leaves that do not match. Its flowers are shown opening in stages, from bud to full-blown.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1630
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 31.4 x 25.4 x 1.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 23.5 x 17.8 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting,
    visual representation › album
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.70

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 26 on p. 74, illus. p. 74

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