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A lady seated on a terrace smoking a hookah: PD.127-1948

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A lady seated on a terrace smoking a hookah

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1946 by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 209 mm
Width: 119 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

1800s
Production date: circa AD 1800

School or Style

Garhwal

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ground (material)
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour with white, pen and ink with gold on white ground on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.127-1948
Primary reference Number: 33373
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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