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कृष्ण रुक्मिणी विवाह The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini c. 1750 - c. 1800

Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper. | 43.0 x 29.2 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005113.w

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    A depiction of the marriage of Krishna and Rukmini, conducted in a palace courtyard at night. The wedding was hurried, Rukmini having escaped to Krishna’s palace at Dwarka from an unhappy betrothal.  

    Krishna wears a golden robe and pointed tapor (crown) and holds Rukmini’s hand, both seated under a pandal (marquee). The men sit in a semi-circle with a group of musicians and three holy men. The ladies of the palace watch from the balconies above. In the centre is a holy alpana (ritual painting) encircling a sacred flame

    On the Prince of Wales’ last day in Bombay, on 25th November 1875, he attended a wedding at the home of Sir Mangaldas Nathubhoy, who presented this album to him two days later:

    “One of his last acts on shore was to pay a visit to Sir Munguldhas Nuthoobhoy, who was at the time presiding over the wedding festivities of his son. In India the ceremony lasts for several days, during which time receptions, nautch dances, the presentation of bouquets, and the lavish distribution of utter [attar] and pan, follow each other by night and by day in rapid succession.” George Wheeler, India in 1875-76: the visit of the Prince of Wales: a chronicle of His Royal Highness’s journeyings in India, Ceylon, Spain, and Portugal (London: Chapman & Hall, 1876) p.123. 

    For further information on this album see RCIN 1005113.

    Provenance

    Presented to King Edward VII when Prince of Wales during his tour of India in 1875 by Sir Mangaldas Nathubhoy.

  • Medium and techniques

    Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper.

    Measurements

    43.0 x 29.2 cm (folio dimensions)

    21.0 x 15.2 cm (image)

  • Place of Production

    Bengal [India]


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