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A buck walking in profile towards the left, on the ground several small tufts of herbage: PD.3-1949

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A buck walking in profile towards the left, on the ground several small tufts of herbage

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Mansur, Ustad (Attributed to)

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Notes

History note: Bought, with no. PD.2-1949, for £160 at the sale of Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bart., Sotheby's, 7 Feb. 1949, lot 49; The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 71 mm
Width: 76 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Mogul School

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 9 (?)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.3-1949
Primary reference Number: 33390

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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