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The Svayamvara of Damayanti
The Svayamvara of Damayanti

The Svayamvara of Damayanti

about 1790–1800
Object PlaceNainsukh family, Punjab Hills, India
Medium/TechniqueInk and opaque watercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall: 33.7 x 22.3 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Image: 33.7 x 22.3 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2394
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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsReverse: on top, no. 71, Rs. 51 and Bahadur Shah seal in English.ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 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)