Photo of collection object Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)
Nainsukh. Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso), ca. 1785–90. Ochre on paper, Image (sight): 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.6 cm) Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm). Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008, 2008.359.29. public-domain.
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Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)

ca. 1785–90

First generation after Nainsukh

Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Nainsukh
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Ochre on paper
Medium
Ochre on paper
Locations
region: Kangra
Dimensions
Image (sight): 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.6 cm) Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2008.359.29
Credit Line
Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008
Rights Statement
public-domain
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