A Rajput soldier and his wife. Gouache painting.
- Date:
- [1815?]
- Reference:
- 728654i
- Part of:
- Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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Description
Both are dressed in fine clothes. He holds a bow and arrows and a spear
Publication/Creation
[1815?]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache, with indian ink and gold ; image approximately 23.5 x 20 cm
Lettering
Rajapoot cast. Worship Vishnu. Language Rajpoot. Trade soldiers. Are courageous and faithful when employed as such. Are good archers. Wives kept close at home.
The label containing the lettering is annotated with an addition: "considered the most honourable"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 728654i
Creator/production credits
Attributed to a painter from Tanjore (Thanjavur)
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Where to find it
volume I
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