Two Female Musicians
late 18th-early 19th century
Description
The drawing depicts two female musicians. The first holds a tambura, a stringed instrument, and the second holds a mridagam, a type of drum. The irregular edges suggests that the drawing was part of a larger composition. Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School.
Dimensions
7 x 10.2 cm (2 3/4 x 4 in.)
Provenance
This object is part of a group of Indian drawings and paintings that were purchased by Norman Hurst in 2004. They had been purchased as a group by an American couple from the art dealer H.C. Mehra at the Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta in 1953. The collection was next in the possession of a small Massachusetts museum from the late 1960s until 2004.
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