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Śakuntalā (Hindu mythology)

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  • Sakuntala with two women surprised by King Dushyanta. Chromolithograph.
  • Sakuntalā writing a letter on a leaf in a daydream with two others. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Sakuntalā and her mother fly towards heaven. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Sakuntalā writing a letter on a leaf in a daydream with two others. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
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    Śakuntalā, standing in foliage, with deer. Engraving by F. Wagner after A. Riedel 1841.

    Riedel, August Heinrich, -1883. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 672907i
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    Sakuntalā and her mother fly towards heaven. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Date: [after 1900] : | Reference: 26614i
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    Sakuntala with two women surprised by King Dushyanta. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26370i
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    King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26602i
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    Sakuntalā writing a letter on a leaf in a daydream with two others. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Date: [after 1900] : | Reference: 26605i
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