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Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
William Prinsep (1794–1874).
Title
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja.
Description
A depiction of celebrations inside a house during Durga Puja in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, where Europeans are being entertained. The artist Prinsep was a merchant with the Calcutta firm of Palmer & Company.
Date between 1830s and 1840s.
Medium watercolor
medium QS:P186,Q22915256
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Dimensions height: 22.9 cm (9 in); width: 43.5 cm (17.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,22.9U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,43.5U174728
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institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
WD4035.
References [1].
Source/Photographer [2].

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current06:30, 29 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 06:30, 29 March 20123,938 × 2,101 (4.13 MB)Aavindraa (talk | contribs)large res
08:45, 28 February 2009Thumbnail for version as of 08:45, 28 February 2009941 × 493 (152 KB)Ekabhishek (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Celebrations inside a house, during Durga puja, Calcutta, 1890, where Europrans are being entertained. Water colour.}} |Source=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000004035u00000000.html |Author=Willi

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