Nala and Damayanti

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Bilaspur (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Damayanti sending her children in the care of the charioteer Varshneya to her father's kingdom whilst her husband Nala gambles away the last vestiges of his wealth. From a Nala Damayanti series.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Myths & Legends Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Nala and Damayanti (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painted Painted
Brief description	Painting, Damayanti sends children to her father, Nala Damayanti, opaque watercolour on paper, Bilaspur, ca. 1760-1770
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Damayanti sending her children in the care of the charioteer Varshneya to her father's kingdom whilst her husband Nala gambles away the last vestiges of his wealth. From a Nala Damayanti series.
Dimensions	Height: 174mm Width: 267mm (maximum) 24/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Damayanti sending her children in the care of the charioteer Varshneya to her father's kingdom whilst her husband Nala gambles away the last vestiges of his wealth.
Style	Bilaspur
Object history	From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary).
Subjects depicted	Children Hero Heroine Charioteer Gambling Nala Damayanti
Bibliographic reference	Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 pp.24-41, cat. no. 43 viii.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.31-1954

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432911/nala-and-damayanti-painting-unknown/

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