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India (Pahari Hills, Kangra or Guler)
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Poetic scenes of lovers and the distress of their separation were popular themes in the Pahari Hills at the beginning of the nineteenth century. At that time, the workshops in the Kangra and Guler courts were producing works of exceptional quality and refinement, as seen here in the delicate execution of the central heroine.
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Title: Woman Leaving Her Lover
Date: ca. 1790–1820
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra or Guler)
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Dimensions: Image (sight): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008
Object Number: 2008.359.35
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