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An image of A dancer; one of the class of caperers by Company school

Company school

(India late 18th century–late 19th century)

Title
A dancer; one of the class of caperers
Other titles:
A dancer (one of the class of caperers)
Place of origin
Thanjavur (Tanjore) → Tamil Nadu → India
Cultural origin
Company school; probably by a Muslim artist working in Thanjavur. (see note).
Year
circa 1800
Media categories
Painting, Watercolour
Materials used
opaque watercolour with gold on paper
Dimensions

23.0 x 18.0cm image; 28.0 x 23.0cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Gift of Mr George Sandwith 1957
Accession number
9641
Location
Not on display
Further information

For further details on this genre of painting refer to Mildred Archer, "Company Paintings" (1992), pg.43-66. With the continued decline of India's ruling classes and a shift in the patronage of art, artists of the Mughal/Muslim courts migrated to the new centres of art patronised by the British. Thus the Persian inscription suggests the work of a Muslim artist. Stylistically these paintings conform to the Thanjavur style of Company school painting. (Refer to Chaitanya, 1994, "A History of Indian Painting: the Modern Period", pg.103).

From a series of paintings of castes and their occupations.

Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, 11 November 1997.

Exhibition history (1)

unknown: