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| Keywords: Portrait of the courtesan Sahib Jan, August 1809.jpg en Portrait of the courtesan Sahib Jan August 1809 Source http //search sothebys com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail jsp lot_id 4FGNC downloaded May 2005 A PORTRAIT OF THE COURTESAN SAHIB JAN BANDA BUNDELKAND NORTH WEST INDIA DATED 6 RAJAB 1224/17 AUGUST 1809; 81 2 by 66cm ; gouache on canvas inscribed above in Urdu The portrait of Sahib Jan the inseparable mistress of the Nawwab Shamsher Bahadur; by Uday Ram the painter in the kingdom of Bundelkand the site of Banda on 6 Rajab 1224 of the Hijra CATALOGUE NOTE This monumental portrait of an Indian courtesan is an excellent example of the synthesis of European and Indian artistic genres and techniques The woman is portrayed in life size seated in three-quarter pose her skin is shaded her body modelled and she is framed against a background that suggests depth These elements drawn out of the European tradition of secular portraiture are in sharp contrast with the small scale miniatures of tilted planes and conventionalised figures that are traditionally associated with painting in the Gwalior region However certain features recall more traditional Indian techniques; most prominently the background where lush vegetation and a dominant sky evoke both contemporary and earlier miniature series The portrait depicts the mistress of the Nawab Shamsher Bahadur Shamsher Bahadur became the titular head of Banda north of Gwalior in 1804 He was the son of 'Ali Bahadur d 1802 an illegitimate grandson of the last Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II 1809 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/women/portraits/portraits html author PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard 1809 portrait paintings Portraits of women of India Paintings of women of India | ||||
