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Noblewoman viewing pigeons on a terrace
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Description
A noble lady sits smoking on a garden terrace as she contemplates the amorous or playful activities of the palace pigeons. Keeping pigeons and flying them in acrobatic displays was a favourite pastime of the Mughal nobility.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Awadh (place of creation)Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Awadh › Faizabad district › Faizabad (possible place of creation)Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Awadh › Lucknow district › Lucknow (possible place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1770
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold and silver on paper
- Dimensions
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page 44.1 x 30.7 cm (height x width)
painting 33.5 x 22.8 cm (height x width)
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processed material › metal › gold,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.
- Accession no.
- EA2012.30
Location
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- currently in research collection
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