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Niruti, the guardian of the south-west, riding on a man's shoulders.

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

Niruti, the guardian of the south-west. She rides on the shoulders of a man, is two-armed, of light-brown complexion, wearing royal garments, and carrying a spear over her right shoulder.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNiruti, the guardian of the south-west, riding on a man's shoulders. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Niruti, the guardian of the south-west, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Niruti, the guardian of the south-west. She rides on the shoulders of a man, is two-armed, of light-brown complexion, wearing royal garments, and carrying a spear over her right shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • '12. Neeroothre on a Man' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted
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 26 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.366-1923

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Record createdJuly 14, 2000
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