Not currently on display at the V&A

Radha and Krishna

Painting
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Punjab Hills (made)

An opaque watercolour on paper depicting Radha and Krishna in the forest, embracing.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleRadha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Radha and Krishna embracing in forest, opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab Hills (Pahari), ca. 1790
Physical description
An opaque watercolour on paper depicting Radha and Krishna in the forest, embracing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 202mm (maximum)
  • Width: 124mm (maximum)
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Radha and Krishna in the forest, embracing.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Deities
Lovers
Forest
Radha
Krishna
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.166-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433194/radha-and-krishna-painting-unknown/
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