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Lalita Ragini

Painting
first half 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a Ragini subject, Lalita Ragini, a lady asleep while her lover stands, disappointed, apart.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleLalita Ragini (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, lady asleep, opaque watercolour on paper, Ragamala, Lalita Ragini, Mughal, first half 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a Ragini subject, Lalita Ragini, a lady asleep while her lover stands, disappointed, apart.
Dimensions
  • Height: 253mm (approx.)
  • Width: 180mm (approx.)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Ragini subject, Lalita Ragini, a lady asleep while her lover stands, disappointed, apart. An attendant stands to one side.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Given by Miss Campbell
Subjects depicted
Women
Lover
Bed
Terrace
Servant
Associated object
IS.236:2-1951 (Verso)
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.236-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O434014/lalita-ragini-painting-unknown/
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