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Krishna and Yasoda with Balarama.

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Krishna sitting on the cot and taking butter from his Mother. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna and Yasoda with Balarama. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Krishna and Yasoda with Balarama, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Krishna sitting on the cot and taking butter from his Mother. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Krishna sitting on the cot and taking butter from his Mother.

Translation
Krishna and Yasoda with Balarama
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 29 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.408-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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