Vishnu as Kalki
Painting
ca. 1720 (made)
ca. 1720 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Vishnu as Kalki, the horse avatar.
Object details
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| Title | Vishnu as Kalki (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Vishnu as Kalki, opaque watercolour on paper, Bilaspur, ca. 1720 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Vishnu as Kalki, the horse avatar. |
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| Content description | Vishnu as Kalki, the horse avatar. |
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| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. Originally in the stock of Abdullah&Sons of Hathipole, Udaipur, and earlier in the family collection of Thakur Iswari Singh of Bilaspur, Sirmoor, now a resident of Udaipur. Iswari Singh's great-grandfather Raja Kharakh Chand was ruler of Bilaspur (1824-39). The picture was among those which fell to Iswari Singh's branch of the family on the division of the collection. |
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| Accession number | IS.125-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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