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A lady drawing quicksilver from a well with her beauty: PD.4-1981

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A lady drawing quicksilver from a well with her beauty

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Unfinished.

Notes

History note: Maharajah of Chattarpur, by whom given to E.M. Forster, 1912, by whom given to C.J. Morris

Measurements and weight

Height: 211 mm
Width: 300 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1981) by Morris, C. J.

School or Style

Rajput

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, point of the brush and black ink on card

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.4-1981
Primary reference Number: 34063

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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