Krishna riding a composite elephant formed of nine gopis; the quelling of Kaliya: and the raising of Mount Govardhan. Simulia, Calcutta. Artist(s): Ramdhan Svarnakar (fl. 1850-1870)
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Krishna riding an elephant composed of nine gopis; the quelling of Kaliya; and the raising of Mount Govardhan. Inscribed: ‘62. Navanari Kunjar’ (an elephant made of nine women); engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri ramdhan svarnakarer khodita san simulya’ (engraved by Ramdhan Svarnakar of Simu...
A hermit with a lion. Mughal, c.1700. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Sheik Selim Chisti in his hermitage brought to light by taming a lion. He first was a favourite of Akber and then killed his own son pretending to transfer his life to Jehangir so that this prince might have a son’; in Persian chara...
A dog. Mughal, c.1740-70. Numbered ‘33’ on reverse. Ink and pencil drawing; mounted with border of grey paper. 89 by 100 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. A dog stands in a landscape facing the viewer, a collar about his neck.