Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso)

Q: When was "Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1890.

Q: Is "Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso)" in the public domain?

Yes, Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s)

c. 1890

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso) by Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s)

Medium

Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera

Dimensions

49.8 × 31.4 cm

Classification

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward

Accession Number

2003.111

Rights

Public Domain

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Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto); Battle Scene at Kurukshetra from the Mahabharata War (verso)

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