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A young prince with a hawk.

Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,8

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Johnson 18,8
Title
A young prince with a hawk.
Date
1770-1780
Description

A young prince with a hawk. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and plain borders. 152 by 88 mm; page 375 by 250 mm. A young prince has a hawk perched upon his right hand and caresses its breast with his left hand. He is a dressed in yellow with a short 'patka' tied at the back. There is a greyish sky with pink and blue at the top.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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J.18,8
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Physical condition
Medium: opaque watercolour.
Unpublished finding aids
Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 313ii
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5d9e23cc-f31c-42c3-838c-edbdc26411bf/

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A young prince with a hawk.