Not currently on display at the V&A

One of eight paintings of unidentified Hindu temples in South India

Painting
ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This painting depicts a temple-arch with imags of Vishnu and his consorts on a swing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOne of eight paintings of unidentified Hindu temples in South India (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on mica
Brief description
Painting; gouache on mica, A temple-arch with imags of Vishnu and his consorts on a swing, Trichinopoly, ca.1860
Physical description
This painting depicts a temple-arch with imags of Vishnu and his consorts on a swing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.5cm
  • Width: 23cm
Style
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879.
Subjects 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 214 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
08088:7/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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