INDIAN
Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, slaying his mother Renuka
(late 19th century)

Medium
watercolour, ink and silver paint over charcoal on paper (Kalighat school)

Measurements
43.4 × 26.8 cm (image) 45.8 × 27.1 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1961

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Calcutta, India

Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.l.: The Incarnation of the hero / Porooshram
inscribed in pen and ink (in Bengali script) (in image) l.r.:

Accession Number
931-5

Department
Asian Art

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Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, slaying his mother Renuka
(late 19th century)