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राधा कृष्ण Radha and Krishna c. 1750-1800
Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper. | 43.0 x 29 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005113.x
India
Master: Album of paintings of Hindu gods Item: राधा कृष्ण Radha and Krishna c. 1750-1800
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Radha’s sakhi (female friend) takes her to meet Krishna on a lakeside terrace under a star-lit sky. On the floor beside them are candlesticks, boxes of pan and fruits. On the riverbank opposite them are Mughal style buildings in red sandstone and white marble.
For further information on this album see RCIN 1005113.Provenance
Presented to King Edward VII when Prince of Wales during his tour of India in 1875 by Mangaldas Nathubhoy.
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Medium and techniques
Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper.
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43.0 x 29 cm (folio dimensions)
29.5 x 20.1 cm (image)
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India
