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Devi appears to the captive Aniruddha
Attributed to: The Family of Nainsukh
Indian, Pahari
late 18th century
Object Place: Kangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Ink and light color on primed paper
Dimensions
Overall: 27.2 x 37.2 cm (10 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Image: 20.3 x 30.3 cm (8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Image: 20.3 x 30.3 cm (8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession Number17.2440
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
Marks
Stamp on reverse:
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
InscriptionsObverse: in top margin, in Devanagari numerals: 34. Reverse: dealer's stamp: "S. Bahadur Shah, Dealer in Quriosities, Mochee Gate, Lahore." Also a sticker, apparently a price tag and inventory number: "No 209, Rs. 5 anas 31-1." Also assorted numbers written on reverse.
ProvenanceBAbout 1910, probably sold by S. Bahadur Shah (dealer), Mochi Gate, Lahore, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), Needham, MA; 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)