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Lovers sleeping on a terracefront

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Lovers sleeping on a terrace

  • Description

    Attended by a drowsy maid, a noble couple sleep in close embrace on a palace terrace, under the shelter of a shamiana or awning. The young prince’s sword and arrows lie close to hand.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Bundi (place of creation)
    Date
    1760 - 1770
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    32.1 x 22.6 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    paper,
    gold
    Technique index
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Charles W. Stewart, 2003.
    Accession no.
    EA2003.26

Location

    • currently in research collection

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