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Gouache painting of a multi-armed deity with a flaming crown standing on a fallen blue demon who holds a sword, on a striped wooden floor.

Multi-armed deity trampling a demon, gouache painting

A gilded, multi-armed deity with a flaming crown stands on a prone blue-skinned demon in a gouache painting on paper. Its many hands hold swords and other weapons, set against a plain pale background above a striped wooden floor.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2577 × 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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