Page of Sketches and Figure Studies

early 18th century

Not on view

In this sheet of preliminary sketches from an artist’s portfolio, we see at upper left a twin shrine with two images of Krishna playing flute; at center is a forest bower beneath which Krishna and Radha embrace passionately. The next study, of a scene from the Ramayana epic, shows Rama restored as the king of Ayodhya. At lower right are two studies for forest scenes: one of Rama and Sita’s exile, and the other of Sita visiting a holy man (rishi) in a grove. Finally, at lower left, is a study of Maharaja Raj Singh seated with courtiers and scribes.

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Title: Page of Sketches and Figure Studies
Date: early 18th century
Culture: India, Rajasthan, Sawar
Medium: Brush drawing on paper with pigment
Dimensions: Image: 16 × 24 3/4 in. (40.6 × 62.9 cm)
Framed: 20 3/4 × 29 1/2 × 3/4 in. (52.7 × 74.9 × 1.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022
Object Number: 2022.223
Rights and Reproduction: Photo © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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