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Rama, Sita, Hanuman and Lakshman

Painting
late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, scene from the Ramayana, Rama and Sita being driven in a chariot by Lakshman, with Hanuman leading.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRama, Sita, Hanuman and Lakshman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Rama and Sita in a chariot driven by Lakshman, opaque watercolour on paper. Punjab plains, late 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, scene from the Ramayana, Rama and Sita being driven in a chariot by Lakshman, with Hanuman leading.
Content description
Scene from the Ramayana, Rama and Sita being driven in a chariot by Lakshman, with Hanuman leading.
Credit line
Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex
Object history
Part of an album, containing 196 prints, paintings and pen and pencil drawings together with 37 loose pages of paintings, calligraphic drawings, and outline pen drawings. The album was collected by late J. Lockwood Kipling. He later became director of the Lahore School of Art. The album was presented to the Museum by his son Rudyard Kipling in 1917.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
Accession number
IM.2:91-1917

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Record createdNovember 15, 2002
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