James Wales, ca.1747–1795, Britishand Robert Mabon, died 1798, British
Title:
Krishna and Radha
Date:
1792 to 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (37.5 × 34.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "A Three strings of white Pearls | B this oval form is Red Set in Gold | the 8 spaces round it are one Green Set in Ds. | CC Two Large Pearls | D the seven apartments betwixt these two strings of Pearls are Red and Green | E. This is exactly the same with that described, A B CC | F. Two Large Pearls | G Two smaller ones suspended by a Piece of Gold of a Triangular form"; center left to lower left: "Z This is the same as that described ABCC | Short horns tip't wt. Gold | Dark Gray Cover | The ornaments upon the BUllocks are yellow | A Gold Bangle round this | The under. of this flower ground. yellow spots"; upper center to lower center: "All this wth. rings & Gold & Pearls wt. rows of rubies intermixt. | All the marks on the Skin redish | 5 or 6 rows of [...] very small wth Gold [inbetw] | This Piece of Drapery is Red | with spots Thus | white cow | These D[...]prons are Yellow | Green, Yellow | this low down | Red | Gold Bangle | The shoes Gold | Red"; upper right to lower right: "The [figure] Dressed in Red with a Blue Veil | The [Chule] over the Breast yellow | blue Veil gold border | Green, Gold, Red | The Spots upon the Red are thus | Gold & Green with Pearls | Ditto upon the Blue Veil | All blue as the veil & Transparent, border yellow like the Veil | Cows tail ^ [...] red at the end"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22431
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Holly Shaffer, Grafted arts : art making and taking in the struggle for western India : 1760-1910, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, CT, p. 60, fig. 27, N72.P6 S53 2022+ (YCBA)