Damayanti
Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1760 - ca. 1770 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Damayanti with three of her maidens chasing the swan that tells her of Nala's beauty. From a Nala Damayanti series.
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Title | Damayanti (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Damayanti with three maidens chasing swan, Nala Damayanti, opaque watercolour on paper, Bilaspur, ca. 1760-1770 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Damayanti with three of her maidens chasing the swan that tells her of Nala's beauty. From a Nala Damayanti series. |
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Content description | Damayanti with three of her maidens chasing the swan that tells her of Nala's beauty. From a Nala Damayanti series. |
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Object history | From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary). |
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Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p.240, cat. no. 43 i. |
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Accession number | IS.32-1954 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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