These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Krishna and Radha seated on the marriage couch in an upper room
Miniaturist: Unknown
Unfinished drawing.
Bequeathed 1946 by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 239 mm
Width: 180 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss
Production date: circa AD 1800
The artist has first drawn the composition in red chalk, adding pen and black ink to define the forms. The sharply receding flower beds, and angular architecture show the influence of the Guler school.
Support composed of prepared paper
Watercolour : Graphite, green wash and red chalk, within ruled black ink lines, on white primed paper
Accession number: PD.40-1949
Primary reference Number: 33323
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Krishna and Radha seated on the marriage couch in an upper room" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/33323 Accessed: 2024-11-24 15:20:51
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/33323
|title=Krishna and Radha seated on the marriage couch in an upper room
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 15:20:51|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-33323
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/656/134/large_PD_40_1949_1_201408_kly25_mas.jpg"
alt="Krishna and Radha seated on the marriage couch in an upper room"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Krishna and Radha seated on the marriage couch in an upper room</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
