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Gouache painting of a night procession with torch-bearers, drummers and a red-canopied palanquin under a starry sky.

Night Wedding Procession with Palanquin and Musicians

A nighttime procession under a starry sky moves across a dark field. Men in white jamas and red turbans carry torches, drums and long banners, and attendants surround a red-canopied palanquin where a figure sits. The gouache is painted in bright, flat colour with delicate detail.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2900 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Night and Dreams19th centurygouache paintingnight sceneindian paintingmusiciansstarry skywatercolour stylepalanquinceremonial processionred turban

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