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A Caparisoned horse

Painting
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A finely dressed horse is shown standing in front of a dark green hilly landscape, over which an orange sky appears with trees. The horse is white but its lower half has been dyed orange with henna. Its mane is plaited and it wears a green saddle and harness.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Caparisoned horse (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Opaque water colour on paper
Brief description
A caparisoned horse with no rider, watercolour on paper, probably from Kishangarh, Rajasthan, late 18th century
Physical description
A finely dressed horse is shown standing in front of a dark green hilly landscape, over which an orange sky appears with trees. The horse is white but its lower half has been dyed orange with henna. Its mane is plaited and it wears a green saddle and harness.
Dimensions
  • Height: 228mm
  • Width: 170mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Peter Cochrane
Production
Probably from Kishangarh, Rajasthan
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.69-2006

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Record createdMay 29, 2008
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