Une Nautch; from Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 12 5/16 in. (27.1 × 31.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1970
Accession Number
1970.538.4 (3)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Une Nautch" is a captivating hand-colored lithograph from 1832 series *-four Plates Illustrative ofoo and European Manners Bengal*, created by French artist Alexandre-Marie Colin in collaboration with Jean Jacques Bel and Mrs. Belnos. This vividly captures a traditional Indian nautch dance performance, elegant women dancers accompanied by musicians playing instruments, alongside male figures. The scene bursts with energy, highlighting the rhythmic grace of Bengali cultural traditions during the British colonial era. Lithography, a revolutionary printing technique by the early 19th century, a...
About the Artist
Alexandre-Marie Colin|Jean Jacques Belnos|Mrs. Belnos (French|French) · 1798 |1767 –1875 |1824
French, Paris 1798–1875 Paris|French, Montargis 1767–1824 Paris