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Krishna and Balarama

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

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Krishna and Subal (Balarama), with the lost calf.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna and Balarama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Brief description
Painting, Krishna and Subal (Balarama), watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Krishna and Subal (Balarama), with the lost calf.
Dimensions
  • Height: 136mm
  • Width: 87mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Krishna and Subal (Balarama), with the lost calf.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali )
Translation
[subject's name]
Transliteration
'sural krishna'
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.334-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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