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Recto: Noblemen in durbar Verso: Dancing girl performing for a Rajafront

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Recto: Noblemen in durbar Verso: Dancing girl performing for a Raja

  • Description

    In this simple but vigorous illustration, six noblemen sit formally against cushions in two rows, each of them holding a flower. They are presumably part of a durbar assembly of noblemen or local chiefs who have assembled to attend their Raja’s court.

    This work may be from the Marwar region of western Rajasthan. On the reverse side is a picture in similar style of a dancing girl and musicians performing for a Raja seated within a pavilion.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan (place of creation)
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Marwar (possible place of creation)
    Date
    18th century (1701 - 1800)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    14.5 x 22 cm max. (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, 2012.
    Accession no.
    EA2012.225

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Location

    • currently in research collection

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