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Mughal artist
Paintings of a yellow hammer bird and a European lady. c. 1600-1700
32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005069.aw
Mughal artist
Master: Mughal album of portraits, animals and birds. Item: Paintings of a yellow hammer bird and a European lady c. 1600-1700
Mughal artist
Master: Mughal album of portraits, animals and birds. Item: Paintings of a yellow hammer bird and a European lady c. 1600-1700
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recto:
Yellow-hammer bird, 17th century.
Painting of a yellow-hammer bird facing right on a small branch against a plain background. A stem in leaf and bud protrudes to the right and a strip of pale blue sky has been painted above.
verso:
European lady, c. 1700.
Oval miniature of a firangi (i.e. European) woman with long black ringlets wearing a gold hat and diaphanous garment against a bright green background. She wears pearl, ruby and emerald jewellery, and has painted nails. In her left hand she holds a jewel-encrusted flask hand and a shallow cup in her right. The miniature is surrounded by a panel of gold arabesque decoration.
For further information on this album see RCIN 1005069.Provenance
Probably acquired by George III after 1800.
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Measurements
32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions)
15.2 x 9.6 cm (bird) (image)
7.2 x 5.0 cm (image)
17.0 x 10.2 cm (illumination) (panel)
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