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A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style...
Catalogue reference: Johnson 1,24
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- A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of.
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- c 1775
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A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: 'tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi' (a picture of a beauty 'playing chaupar)'; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with inner navy blue and gilt floral border, outer gilt-sprinkled border with gold cartouche containing the descriptive inscription. 228 by 159 mm; page 502 by 348 mm. A young nobleman and his lady are playing 'chaupar'; the lady on the left and the nobleman on the right facing her. They are seated on a carpet with decorated cushions upon a white terrace, and a lawn and pavilion are in the background.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- J.1,24
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- Not Public Record(s)
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 255i
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: (British Library) Johnson Album
British Library, Visual Arts, Richard Johnson Collection
Within the file: Johnson 1
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A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of.