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Nawab and ladies watching a nautchfront

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Nawab and ladies watching a nautch

  • Description

    On a palace terrace by a lotus lake, a nobleman and his ladies are entertained by nautch girls (dancers) and female musicians. In the distance, musicians play horns and kettle-drums, while half-hidden sky deities offer garlands.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Awadh (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1760
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 38.2 x 50.8 cm (height x width)
    page 25 x 39.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Catherine and Ralph Benkaim, 2005.
    Accession no.
    EA2005.89

Location

    • First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India

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