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The tryst; a lady swimming to meet her lover.
Catalogue reference: Add Or 2865
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- Add Or 2865
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Title (The name of the record)
- The tryst; a lady swimming to meet her lover.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 10900
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Description (What the record is about)
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The tryst. Delhi, c.1900. Formerly Album 70, no.62; acquired 21 April 1915. Gouache with gold; lilac border. 223 by 151 mm; page 266 by 185 mm. A lady is fording a river at night to meet her lover who waits on the opposite bank on horseback. There are peacocks in the tree above and lightning in the sky.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 234
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The tryst; a lady swimming to meet her lover.