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Sri Raja Govardhan Chand of Guler

(Indian, about 1710–1778)
about 1770
Object PlaceGuler, Punjab Hills, India
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
DimensionsOverall: 19.2 x 13.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Image: 17.8 x 12.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2707
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsReverse: at top, small inscription (to be read). Lower inscription in takri in the hand of son of Nainsukh: "Sri G. g; deva w/raja"
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)
Heroine Rushing to Her Lover (Abhisarika Nayika )
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century
A Village
The Family of Nainsukh
About 1800
Portrait of Raja Prakash Chand of Guler
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1825
The Hour of Cowdust
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1810–15
Lila Hava
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1825
Prince Hunting Antelope and Boar
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800–25
Krishna and his favorite shelter from a storm
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1825
Aniruddha discovered with Usa and her palace besieged
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century
Vanasur Remarking on Evil Omens
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800
Rulers arriving for the Svayambhara
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century, about 1780–90
The Gods Pay Homage to Rajarajeshvari
The Family of Nainsukh
About 1825