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(Letter, 23.10.1982).\"\r\n\r\nPurchased from R. Gordon-Smith Esq (c/o H.B.M. Consulate General, Kobe, Japan). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.\r\n\r\nRPs 2422/1907; AM 2804/1909; 2134/1909","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Painting, A procession through Lucknow; Lucknow, ca. 1820 - ca. 1825","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Archer, Mildred. <u> Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period</u> \r\nVictoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 126-127 p. ISBN 0944142303"},{"reference":{"text":"India's fabled city : the art of courtly Lucknow / Stephen Markel with Tushara Bindu Gude ; and contributions by Muzaffar Alam ... [et al.]. 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