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Foster 953
- Record Id:
- 032-003264760
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264760
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x0004b9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 953
- Title:
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Parsees at prayer, the shorelines of Bombay in the distance. Signed lower right and inscribed on the back: 'Parsees at Prayer: H van Ruith Florence.'. Artist(s): Van Ruith, Horace (1839-1923)
- Scope & Content:
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Parsees at prayer, the shoreline of Bombay in the distance.
Signed ‘Horace van Ruith’ lower right; and inscribed on the back: ‘No. 5. Parsees at Prayer: H van Ruith Florence’.
Oil on board; 20.5 by 43.5 cm.
Purchased 1998
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Oil Paintings
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264760
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264760
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- 1900-1920
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: oil paint; board
- Exhibitions:
- The Everlasting Flame, SOAS, October 2013 - December 2013
The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination, National Museum, New Delhi, 19 March 2016 - 29 May 2016 - Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Van Ruith, Horace, 1839-1923
- Subjects:
- Parsis
ethnic and religious groups - Places:
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India