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Damayanti

Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the story of Nala and Damayanti. Damayanti, half-clad in only a small white textile around her waist, alone in the forest, with two deer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDamayanti (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Damayanti in forest, Nala Damayanti, opaque watercolour on paper, Bilaspur, ca. 1760-1770
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the story of Nala and Damayanti. Damayanti, half-clad in only a small white textile around her waist, alone in the forest, with two deer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 160mm (maximum)
  • Width: 243mm
24/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Damayanti, half-clad, alone in the forest, with two deer.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr. Robert Skelton.
Subjects depicted
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 p. 241, cat. no. ix
Collection
Accession number
IS.265-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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