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A Rajah seated under a canopy smoking a hookah on a terrace by a lake, surrounded by courtiers and female musicians: PD.131-1948

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Rajah seated under a canopy smoking a hookah on a terrace by a lake, surrounded by courtiers and female musicians
Calligraphy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 342 mm
Width: 271 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1760 : 1268-1269 A.H.

School or Style

Lucknow School

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Recto
Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.131-1948
Primary reference Number: 34035
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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