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British officer and his wifefront

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British officer and his wife

  • Description

    A red-coated British officer reads aloud from a book to his wife as they sit together on European chairs on a terrace. The Memsahib (wife) is of considerably smaller stature.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Pakistan › Punjab province › Punjab plains › Lahore (place of creation)
    Date
    1850 - 1860
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 55.4 x 40.2 cm (height x width)
    painting with border 26.6 x 18.7 cm sight size (height x width)
    painting without border 21.7 x 14.1 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
    Bequeathed by Professor Stuart Piggott, 1996.
    Accession no.
    EA1996.115

Location

    • currently in research collection

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