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Nala visits Damayanti in her own Apartments
Nala visits Damayanti in her own Apartments

Nala visits Damayanti in her own Apartments

about 1790–1800
Object PlaceNainsukh family, Punjab Hills, India
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor, perhaps with graphite, on paper, unfinished
DimensionsOverall: 29.1 x 39.9 cm (11 7/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Image: 22.4 x 33.4 cm (8 13/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2406
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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsObserve in the middle on the top the number "82" 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)