Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja
Watercolour of Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja by William Prinsep (1794-1874) dating from the 1830s-1840s. The subject matter and treatment is rather unlike Prinsep's normal style, and it is possible that this is based on another artist's composition, possibly W.F. Hutchisson's. William Prinsep, a merchant with the Calcutta firm of Palmer & Company, came from a family who had served in India for several generations. Five of his brothers were also in the country.![Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v6SaHAW-CD7KMfhTg0g3x57FtO5fBnQbhUq7TYtd4sxuGkyCcj2S-tDarRRzSSTdcZpfrUAreddWxnMPvdMtajjd8nT3pnlaRtNi-LwKV14YNseecGmTBHyXMvPQmY27HpVBigaqE=s0-d)
Artist: Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Medium: Watercolour
Date: 1840
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