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Nautch
Charles Shepherd, Samuel Bourne1863–1869
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A group of four native women stand before a seated crowd of men and children in the open court of an ornately decorated building, possibly during a dance performance. An ensemble of musicians with native instruments stand behind the women. Four figures can also be seen through the screen windows on the upper level of the building.
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Details
- Title: Nautch
- Creator: Charles Shepherd, Bourne & Shepherd
- Date Created: 1863–1869
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 22.9 × 28.4 cm (9 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XA.889.4.14
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Possibly Charles Shepherd (English, active 1858 - 1878) or Bourne & Shepherd (English, founded 1863, dissolved 2016)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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