1984.485: Landscape with a House (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1984.485

People

Unknown Artist

Title

Landscape with a House (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi

Period

British period

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216169

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and ink on paper; Company School

Technique

Brushwork

Dimensions

8.5 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Language: English
  At the top “Court of…”

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer

Accession Year

1984

Object Number

1984.485

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The recto of this folio features a watercolor landscape. At the bank of a river, a brown house stands before dark green trees. The atmospheric background is comprised of blue-grays of various saturation. At the top is the following inscription in pencil: “Court of …” The verso of this folio features an unfinished portrait of a gentleman, cut into an oval. There are pencil traces of robe exposing a shirt and arms coming forward. His face has been painted, with a full white and grey beard and a black mustache. He wears a white turban. Company School.

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