Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.

Date:
[1815?]
Reference:
728563i
Part of:
Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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Description

Four people: a woman prone on the top of a pole spins hoops on her fingers; on the left a strong man holds a table on which a woman contortionist performs; on the right a man beats a drum

Publication/Creation

[1815?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache, with indian ink and gold ; image and lettering 37.3 x 25.5 cm

Lettering

Rope dancers and tumblers.

Creator/production credits

Attributed to a painter from Tanjore (Thanjavur)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 728563i

Type/Technique

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  • volume II

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