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A bag-pipe player standing on a rock: Marlay 40-pl.11

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A bag-pipe player standing on a rock

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Measurements and weight

Height: 178 mm
Width: 104 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1624

School or Style

Persian

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 with gold on paper, laid down

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay 40-pl.11
Primary reference Number: 34760
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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