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Durga

Painting
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Durga enthroned, attended by a Brahmin; a devotee making a boon.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDurga (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Durga enthroned, opaque watercolour on paper, Kangra, late 18th century
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Durga enthroned, attended by a Brahmin; a devotee making a boon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 279mm (maximum)
  • Width: 200mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 205mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 132mm (maximum)
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Durga enthroned, attended by a Brahmin; a devotee making a boon.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.151-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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