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Decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages, Baroda
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Oil painting on paper by Marianne North dated
1879 of decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages at Baroda.
Marianne North visited India in 1877-79 and completed over 200
paintings whilst there. In her autobiography, 'Recollections of a
happy life' of 1892, she wrote, "At Baroda at sunrise large
employment was prepared for me. First came the gold and silver
guns, drawn by noble bullocks with gilded horns covered with kincob
and bangles, and a company of native artillery to assist the native
artist to stare at me. Then came the Maharani's gold carriage, with
silver wheels and gorgeous bullocks, quite hidden in silver
draperies..."
Title: Decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages, Baroda
Description:
Oil painting on paper by Marianne North dated
1879 of decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages at Baroda.
Marianne North visited India in 1877-79 and completed over 200
paintings whilst there.
In her autobiography, 'Recollections of a
happy life' of 1892, she wrote, "At Baroda at sunrise large
employment was prepared for me.
First came the gold and silver
guns, drawn by noble bullocks with gilded horns covered with kincob
and bangles, and a company of native artillery to assist the native
artist to stare at me.
Then came the Maharani's gold carriage, with
silver wheels and gorgeous bullocks, quite hidden in silver
draperies.
".
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