Add.Or.3353-3354 Two paintings illustrating: (a) a religious subject (b) an episode from the Tarakesvar murder. By Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, Kalighat, c. ...
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Add.Or.3353-3354 Two paintings illustrating: (a) a religious subject (b) an episode from the Tarakesvar murder. By Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, Kalighat, c.1880. Line drawings in black with plain backgrounds; varying sizes. Obtained by W.G. Archer in Calcutta in 1932 from Mukul Dey, then Principal...
The Tarakeshwar murder: the Mahant turns an oil-press. Artist(s): Nibaran Chandra Ghosh (c.1835-1930)
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The Mahant turns an oil-press. 455 by 280 mm. Note: During his time in jail, the Mahant was given various tasks including the watering of plants in the jail garden. He is here shown working an oil-press, a warder brandishing a cane beside him.