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One of four paintings of Hindu deities.

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

Krishna enthroned embracing gopis holding chauris.


Object details

Categories
Indian Company Paintings
India Museum
Object type
Painting
TitleOne of four paintings of Hindu deities. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouche on glass
Gouache
Glass
Brief description
Painting; gouache on glass, Krishna enthroned embracing gopis holding chauris, Tanjore, ca.1860
Physical description
Krishna enthroned embracing gopis holding chauris.
Dimensions
  • Length: 51cm
  • Width: 40.5cm
Style
Company
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879.
Subject depicted
Krishna
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 192 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
07383D/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O431449/one-of-four-paintings-of-painting-unknown/
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