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"

Creator/production credits

Attributed to a painter from Tanjore (Thanjavur)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 728654i

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  • volume I

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