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A white-eye standing in profile to right: PD.2-1949

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A white-eye standing in profile to right

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Mansur, Ustad (Style of)

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Notes

History note: Bought with no. PD.3-1949, for £160 at the sale of Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bart., Sotheby's, 7 Feb. 1949, lot 49, by Messrs. Maggs, for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Height: 71 mm
Width: 69 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1949) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

Mansur flourished as a court painter during the reigns of Akbar the Great (1556-1605) and Jahangir (1605-1627).

School or Style

Mogul School

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, with pen and ink on paper, laid down

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1949
Primary reference Number: 33389

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 16 June 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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