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Balarama

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna and, according to some sects, the seventh avatara of Vishnu (instead of Rama) .From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBalarama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Balarama, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825
Physical description
Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna and, according to some sects, the seventh avatara of Vishnu (instead of Rama) .From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Vistnoo, born Kamsor by name Balarama, Elder brother to Kistnah in the world in former days to punish cruel persons with a plough in his hand as instrument. (Inscription, decoration, Telugu; beneath illustration)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 30 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.425-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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