Photo of collection object Kalighat Painting — Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Kalighat Painting, c. 1890. woodcut with black ink on paper, Secondary Support: 30 x 49.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 9/16 in.); Painting only: 27.8 x 41.7 cm (10 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.). Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.139. CC0.

Kalighat Painting

c. 1890

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Kalighat Painting, c. 1890. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s). Woodcut with black ink on paper; secondary support: 30 x 49.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 9/16 in.); painting only: 27.8 x 41.7 cm (10 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.139

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Maker/Artist: Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: woodcut with black ink on paper
Medium: woodcut, black, ink, paper
Dimensions: Secondary Support: 30 x 49.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 9/16 in.); Painting only: 27.8 x 41.7 cm (10 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2003.139
Credit Line: Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
Rights Statement: CC0

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