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Bashfulness

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  • Ratudhvaja courting Madalasa with the help of a female chaperone. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A royal sage tells the father of the fishergirl of their marriage. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1907.
  • The evolution of a shuttlecock and bats into a sheep into a timid young man, and his hat into a baby into his umbrella; representing Darwin's theories. Wood engraving after C. Bennett, 1863.
  • Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Paulo Purganti, a physician shrinking from his wife's caresses. Mezzotint.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Getting out and getting along : the shy guide to friends and relationships / by Karen Latchana Kenney.

    Kenney, Karen Latchana | Date: [2020]
    • Books

    Sophie's shell / Jo Rooks.

    Rooks, Jo | Date: [2019]
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    A royal sage tells the father of the fishergirl of their marriage. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1907.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Date: 1907 | Reference: 26654i
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    Paulo Purganti, a physician shrinking from his wife's caresses. Mezzotint.

    | Reference: 21782i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Ratudhvaja courting Madalasa with the help of a female chaperone. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26650i
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