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Mughal artist
Paintings of a gazelle and a Nayika waiting for her lover. c. 1730-50
paintings in watercolour including gold metallic paint and decorative incising on paper, set into composite margins of dyed and plain papers. | 32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005069.aq
Mughal artist
Master: Mughal album of portraits, animals and birds. Item: Paintings of a gazelle and a Nayika waiting for her lover c. 1730-50
Mughal artist
Master: Mughal album of portraits, animals and birds. Item: Paintings of a gazelle and a Nayika waiting for her lover c. 1730-50
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Recto:
Painting of a white Chinkara, or Indian Gazelle, early 18th century.
Verso:
A Nayika waiting for her lover, late 18th century.
This painting is intended to evoke sringara rasa (the erotic mood). Her direct gaze meets that of the viewer who takes the place of the hero (nayak) for whom she is waiting. The background is a later addition.
For further information on this album see RCIN 1005069.Provenance
From an album thought to have been presented George IV by Ghazi ud-Din Haider, Nawab of Awadh, c.1828
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Medium and techniques
paintings in watercolour including gold metallic paint and decorative incising on paper, set into composite margins of dyed and plain papers.
Measurements
32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions)
17.4 x 10.2 cm (gazelle) (image)
17.1 x 10.1 cm (image)
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