album;
painting
- Museum number
- 1920,0917,0.12.35
- Description
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Gouache painting mounted on card and affixed into an album of 42 depicting a combination of portrait and genre scenes in a variety of painting styles. A standing portrait of a European woman with a bird of prey perched on her right hand. The painting is framed by an elaborate foliate border, and is highlighted with gold pigment.
- Production date
- 18thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 29 centimetres (album covers)
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Height: 14.60 centimetres (painting)
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Thickness: 3.40 centimetres (album)
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Width: 18.40 centimetres (album covers)
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Width: 8.60 centimetres (painting)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1920
- Acquisition notes
- 1920,0917,0.12.1-42 are pages from the album formerly numbered 18802 / Or 54c.
An inscription on one of the flyleaves reads: "Purchased of Josh. Aster Esq. 13 Decm. 1851."
Transferred from the Deparment of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books in 1920.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1920,0917,0.12.35