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Bhima receives and congratulates Nala after the svayamvara
Bhima receives and congratulates Nala after the svayamvara

Bhima receives and congratulates Nala after the svayamvara

about 1790–1800
Object PlaceNainsukh family, Punjab Hills, India
Medium/TechniqueInk, perhaps with graphit, and priming on paper
DimensionsOverall: 29.3 x 40 cm (11 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Image: 22.4 x 33.7 cm (8 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2395
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsObserve in the middle on the top the number "55" inscribed in devanagari script.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)