Durbar Scene from the Bhagavata Purana

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Durbar Scene from the Bhagavata Purana
Date1800–1814
Made inIndia
MediumAlbum leaf; pen, sepia ink, traces of color tinting, and gray wash on paper
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 12 in. (22.2 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 in. (22.2 × 30.5 cm)
Mount: 11 × 14 3/4 in. (27.9 × 37.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton
Object number2011.580
Not on view

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