Painting
ca. 1700 (made)
| Place of origin |
An anonymous Indian artist used a European print, or possibly an earlier Indian copy of the print, as his subject in this painting done in about 1700. The European lady is adapted from the figure of 'Poetry' by Cornelius Jacobsz. Drebbel (1572-1634) after Hendrik Goltzius, from The Liberal Arts. The figure has been slightly modified and reversed, and was copied in this altered form several times by Mughal artists in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Another version in the Bibliotheque national in Paris (Smith-Lesouëf Orient 247 f.9) follows the orientation of the print.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, a courtesan holding a wine cup, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a courtesan seated, holding a wine cup. |
| Dimensions |
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| Content description | A courtesan seated, holding a wine cup. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer-Anderson, Pasha. |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | An anonymous Indian artist used a European print, or possibly an earlier Indian copy of the print, as his subject in this painting done in about 1700. The European lady is adapted from the figure of 'Poetry' by Cornelius Jacobsz. Drebbel (1572-1634) after Hendrik Goltzius, from The Liberal Arts. The figure has been slightly modified and reversed, and was copied in this altered form several times by Mughal artists in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Another version in the Bibliotheque national in Paris (Smith-Lesouëf Orient 247 f.9) follows the orientation of the print. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.259-1952 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2006 |
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