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A white-eye standing in profile to right
Style of
Mansur, Ustad
(Miniaturist)
History note: Bought with no. PD.3-1949, for £160 at the sale of Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bart., Sotheby's, 7 Feb. 1949, lot 49, by Messrs. Maggs, for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Height: 71 mm
Width: 69 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1949)
by
The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Mansur flourished as a court painter during the reigns of Akbar the Great (1556-1605) and Jahangir (1605-1627).
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, with pen and ink on paper, laid down
Accession number: PD.2-1949
Primary reference Number: 33389
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: PD.94-1948
Accession Number: PD.119-1948
Accession Number: 2791
Accession Number: PD.27-1947
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