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A boy dressed as a girl, dancing before a garden pavilion, with two musicians playing on a tambura and a tabla: PD.136-1948

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Current Location: In storage

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A boy dressed as a girl, dancing before a garden pavilion, with two musicians playing on a tambura and a tabla

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles in 1946 through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 213 mm
Width: 146 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

1780s
Production date: circa AD 1780

Note

Current attribution and description made by W.G. Archer, April, 1951.

School or Style

Bengal school

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, pen and ink and gold within wash borders with gold floral design, on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.136-1948
Primary reference Number: 34022

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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