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Painting of a green-skinned deity with a bow and arrow seated on a group of women arranged as an elephant, on a brown ground.

Kamadeva shooting arrows from an elephant of women, Indian gouache

A green-skinned deity in a tall crown draws a bow from atop a composite elephant formed by women in bright red, blue and green dress. The gouache on paper has a brown ground, bold flat colors and stains along the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Composite drawings Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2654 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Gods and Epics of India19th centuryminiature paintinggouachewellcome collectionindian paintingelephantbow and arrowkamadeva

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