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Prahlada

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Prahlada being thrown into the sea.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Folk Art
Religion
Hinduism
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitlePrahlada (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Watercolour
Tin Alloy
Cardboard
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Prahlada thrown into sea, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Prahlada being thrown into the sea.
Dimensions
  • Height: 136mm
  • Width: 85mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Prahlada being thrown into the sea.
Style
Kalighat
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali )
Transliteration
'pralhadke samure nikshep'
Subjects depicted
Sea
Boy
Prahlada
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.337-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432518/prahlada-painting-unknown/
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