Devi appears to the captive Aniruddha

The Family of Nainsukh

late 18th century

Object PlaceKangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India

Medium/TechniqueInk and light color on primed paper

DimensionsOverall: 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.)

Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection

Accession number17.2440

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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors

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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.

ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased in India 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)