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Yasoda suckling Krishna.

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

Yasoda suckling Krishna. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleYasoda suckling Krishna. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Yasoda suckling Krishna, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Yasoda suckling Krishna. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Kistna in his Childhood drinking milk from his mother. (Inscription, decoration; Telugu; beneath illustration.)
Translation
Yasoda suckling Krishna
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 29 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.410-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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