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Krishna and Balarama Taking the Cattle Out to Graze, from a Bhagavata Purana

c. 1780–90

India, Pahari Hills, Guler school, 18th century

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Image: 12.7 x 20.5 cm (5 x 8 1/16 in.); with borders: 14.5 x 21.9 cm (5 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.338
Location: Not on view
  • Raja of Bilaspur Collection
    ?-1966
    (B. R. Sharma, New Delhi, India, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
    1966-1989
    Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1989-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Randhawa, M. S. Kangra Valley Painting. [Delhi]: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1954. Reproduced: pl. 32
    Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. Mentioned; cat. no. 159
  • Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 18, 2004-May 23, 2005).
    Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004).
    The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
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