Woman Drawing Water

Artist Unknown Artist

Date1800

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwatercolour; ink

DimensionsOverall: 21.5 x 15 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGiven Anonymously in Memory of Sir Robert Holland, KCIE, CVD, VD, OS

Object number1969.116.001

Description(copy of an 18th century North India Punjabi miniature) Three women standing on a platform drawing water from a well. Three men stand at the left side & one of the woman pours water into their bowls. In front of the platform are a seated woman, a child & a dog. A forth woman with a water jug on her head walks toward a walled city in the background.

Status

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