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Lalita Ragini

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

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady reclining on a bed, her lover, a prince, holding two garlands, about to depart. Illustration to the Musical Mode, Lalita Ragini.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLalita Ragini (generic)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Ragamala, Lalita Ragini, prince leaving lover in bed, Murshidabad, ca. 1770
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady reclining on a bed, her lover, a prince, holding two garlands, about to depart. Illustration to the Musical Mode, Lalita Ragini.
Dimensions
  • Height: 356mm
  • Width: 244mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 225mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 158mm
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A lady reclining on a bed, her lover, a prince, holding two garlands, about to depart. Illustration to the Musical Mode, Lalita Ragini.
Styles
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.90-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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