Nabin and Elokeshi
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ca. 1880 (made)
ca. 1880 (made)
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Drawing, paint on paper, depicting an episode of the Tarakeshwar affair. Nabin and his wife Elokeshi embracing. Elokeshi is shown with her arms around her husband's neck protesting her innocence as Nabin forgives her.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn in black paint on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, Nabin and Elokeshi reconciled, by Nibran Chandra Ghosh, paint on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1880 |
Physical description | Drawing, paint on paper, depicting an episode of the Tarakeshwar affair. Nabin and his wife Elokeshi embracing. Elokeshi is shown with her arms around her husband's neck protesting her innocence as Nabin forgives her. |
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Content description | Nabin and his wife Elokeshi embracing. Elokeshi is shown with her arms around her husband's neck protesting her innocence as Nabin forgives her. |
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Credit line | Given by W.G. Archer. |
Object history | The Tarakeshwar murder case of 1873 was a public scandal in Calcutta based on an affair between Elokeshi the young attractive wife of Nabinchandra Banerji and the mahant or chief priest of the Shiva temple at Tarakeshwar. Upon discovery of the affair, on 27 May 1873 her jealous husband Nabinchandra Banerji cut Elokeshi's throat with a fish knife. In the trial that followed Nabin was sentenced to life imprisonment and the Mahant was fined and imprisoned for 3 years. Different variations of this affair favouring the various characters occur in several Bengali plays and Kalighat images between 1875-80. See Archer p12. Historical significance: Calcutta was recognised as the Capital of British India from 1833-1912.By the 1830s, artists had arrived from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brush strokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century. |
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Accession number | IS.24-1952 |
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Record created | December 4, 2002 |
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