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Bagta
Mother and Childcirca 1800

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Indian ink drawing on aged paper, a tall bejeweled woman raises a red fruit overhead while a small child kneels below with arms outstretched

Bagta, Mother and Child, circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Bagta
India, active circa 1761-1814
Title
Mother and Child
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Devgarh
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
13 7/8 x 10 in. (35.24 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.87.278.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya and Catherine Glynn. The Sensuous Line: Indian Drawings from the Paul F. Walter Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.

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