Not on display

Chandra, the moon, represented as the god Vishnu.

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

Chandra, the moon, represented as the god Vishnu, with a crescent moon adhering to the side of his kiritamakuta (crown), standing within a circle of light.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChandra, the moon, represented as the god Vishnu. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Chandra, the moon, represented as the god Vishnu, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Chandra, the moon, represented as the god Vishnu, with a crescent moon adhering to the side of his kiritamakuta (crown), standing within a circle of light.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • [Erased] (Inscription; decoration; English)
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.402-1923

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Record createdJuly 27, 2000
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