Musical instrument of the woodwind family

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Taiyota, a boy from Otaheite (Tahiti), playing the nose-flute. Etching by R.B. Godfrey, 1773, after S. Parkinson.

Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.

Radha and Krishna flanked by two devotees. Chromolithograph.

Radha and Krishna. Watercolour drawing.

Radha listening to Krishna's flute playing seated by a shoreline. Chromolithograph.

Krishna plays his flute to the gopis while a man watches from the woods. Chromolithograph.

Dr Samuel Johnson reading the manuscript of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The vicar of Wakefield', while a bailiff waits with the landlady. Mezzotint by S. Bellin, 1845, after E.M. Ward.

Krishna declaring his love for Radha via a confidante. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Krishna playing the flute to cowgirls. Chromolithograph, 1882.

Page 154: Krishna playing his flute under a tree with two devotees. Gouache drawing.

Radha and Krishna. Gouache drawing.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

A flute player possibly Krishna. Ink drawing.

Krishna sitting in a tree with all the gopis clothes while they naked in the water, beg for their garments. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma.

Krishna playing his flute to two cowgirls and two worshippers. Transfer lithograph.

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Flute

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flute

Works from the collections

A flute player possibly Krishna. Ink drawing.

Krishna sitting in a tree with all the gopis clothes while they naked in the water, beg for their garments. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma.

Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.

Krishna playing his flute to two cowgirls and two worshippers. Transfer lithograph.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

Flute

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flute

Works from the collections

A flute player possibly Krishna. Ink drawing.

Krishna sitting in a tree with all the gopis clothes while they naked in the water, beg for their garments. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma.

Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.

Krishna playing his flute to two cowgirls and two worshippers. Transfer lithograph.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

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