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Radha and Krishna

Painting
1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kangra (made)

Painting, in watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna being greeted by gopis while cows sit in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Animals and Wildlife
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleRadha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper
Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Radha and Krishna greeted by gopis, watercolour on paper, Kangra, 1847
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna being greeted by gopis while cows sit in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 184mm (maximum)
  • Width: 140mm (maximum)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Radha and Krishna being greeted by gopis while cows sit in the foreground.
Style
Kangra
Marks and inscriptions
(date equivalent to A.D. 1847)
Transliteration
'V.S. 1904'
Credit line
Given by Miss M.W. Patterson
Subjects depicted
Deities
Milkmaids
Cows
Radha
Krishna
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.164-1953

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68934/radha-and-krishna-painting-unknown/
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