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1 drawing : gouache, with gold and oxidised silver

Vishnu in his incarnation of Matsya fighting with a demon. Gouache drawing.

Lakshmi is personified as the goddess of fortune, and also the embodiment of loveliness, grace and charm. In this particular representation Lakshmi is known more commonly as Padmā

Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Sarasvati is the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. As a water goddess she is lauded for her purity, fertility, fatness and wealth. Sarasvati is the consort of Brahma

1 drawing : pencil, with watercolour and silver

Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

1 drawing : brush and ink, with white heightening

A woman holding flowers. Ink drawing.

Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

Two couples in a dance position. Ink drawing.

Page 124: Lakshmi on her mount Garuda coming across an enthroned Ganesha with his rat. Gouache drawing.

One of many images of woman who are aesthetically ideal according to the Kama Sutra

Padmini, the Lotus lady: an excellent category of woman according to the Kama Sutra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Trefoil (Lotus gracilis): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.

1 print : chromolithograph ; border 32.5 x 24.8 cm

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Vishnu in his incarnation of Matsya fighting with a demon. Gouache drawing.

Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

A woman holding flowers. Ink drawing.

Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

Two couples in a dance position. Ink drawing.

Page 124: Lakshmi on her mount Garuda coming across an enthroned Ganesha with his rat. Gouache drawing.

Padmini, the Lotus lady: an excellent category of woman according to the Kama Sutra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Trefoil (Lotus gracilis): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.

Krishna and Radha on separate lotus leaves. Chromolithograph.

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Vishnu in his incarnation of Matsya fighting with a demon. Gouache drawing.

Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

A woman holding flowers. Ink drawing.

Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

Two couples in a dance position. Ink drawing.

Page 124: Lakshmi on her mount Garuda coming across an enthroned Ganesha with his rat. Gouache drawing.

Padmini, the Lotus lady: an excellent category of woman according to the Kama Sutra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Trefoil (Lotus gracilis): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.

Krishna and Radha on separate lotus leaves. Chromolithograph.

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