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A groom with a horse and carriage

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Date

ca. 1845

Artist

Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (active 1830-1850)

Collection

Victoria & Albert Museum

Image Link

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17680

Description

Artists working at Calcutta portrayed the residences of the British, their servants and carriages, as illustrated in this painting of a groom with a horse and carriage. The groom holds in one hand a fly whisk for the horse and with the other he leads the horse by harness.
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Descriptive Medium

Opaque watercolour on paper

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

©Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Location

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Transport
Horse-drawn
Travel

Category

Travel & Transport

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