Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom, literature and success, along with his vehicle, the rat. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
582089i
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Publication/Creation

[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache on ivory, with pencil ; image 5.5 x 4.5 cm

Lettering

Ganesa, god of luck and literature etc Lettering in English, on verso

References note

Mildred and W.G. Archer, Indian painting for the British, London 1955, pp. 66-68 (on the development of ivory painting in Delhi)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 582089i

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