A saddler and his wife
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A saddler and his wife is a 1790 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a man and woman standing facing each other. The man is dressed in a white dhoti with a red border, a blue cap, and a brown bag slung over his shoulder. He holds a black object, possibly a saddle, in his right hand. The woman wears a gray sari with a white blouse and gold jewelry. She has her dark hair pulled back. The couple stands on a black platform against a light blue background. The man's shadow is cast on the platform, while the woman's shadow is not visible. The style of this painting is reminiscent of Romanticism. To learn more about this art movement, explore the Romanticism movement.
The painting depicts a saddler and his wife, one of sixteen works illustrating castes and occupations, with a plain blue background. The saddler holds saddlery while his wife wears a grey sari. The set includes drawings by two different artists, distinguished by their plain blue or dull yellow backgrounds. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879, the work was part of a presentation of four framed sets of colored illustrations.
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