Not on display

Durga and Ganesha

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour on paper, depicting Durga nursing Ganesha.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Drawings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleDurga and Ganesha (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in watercolour on paper
Water-Colour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Drawn
Brief description
Painting, Durga nursing Ganesha, watercolour on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour on paper, depicting Durga nursing Ganesha.
Dimensions
  • Height: 451mm
  • Width: 277mm
  • Card onto which object mounted height: 473mm
  • Card onto which object mounted width: 293mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Durga nursing Ganesha.
Style
Kalighat
Credit line
Given by Ernest H. Hindley, Esq.
Object history
Given by Ernest H. Hindley, Esq., Lightcliffe[?], Shepherd's Hill, Highgate, N. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP 1914-2063M
Subjects depicted
Deities
Durga
Ganesha
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.111-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404765/durga-and-ganesha-painting-unknown/
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