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Gouache painting of a crowned female figure drawing a bow while seated on a horse made of five women against a pale background.

Rati, goddess of love, shooting a bow from a horse of five women

A female figure in a red and green garment and tall crown draws a bow with an arrow while seated atop a horse formed from five women. The women, in red, blue and green dress, crouch and lie together in a tangled arrangement against a pale background and a brown ground line. The gouache has soft, flat colour and fine gold-toned detailing.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Composite drawings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2670 × 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

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