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Lot No. 2: Thomas Maurice

Three engravings by Thomas Maurice

  • Medium: Engravings
  • Year: 1786
  • Size: 10 x 6.2 Inches

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 5,000 -  10,000


Estimate US$

60-120

Ends at Aug 09, 2023 07:01 PM IST

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Thomas Maurice

Three engravings by Thomas Maurice

Three engravings in mounts with long and extended captions, showing Lord Krishna in various postures, from a book by Thomas Maurice, Circa 1790.
Mounted & Pasted
(i) The Serpent Biting Creeshna Heel
Size: 25.4 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches)
(ii) Creeshna Trampling on the head of the Crushed Serpent
Size: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6.2 Inches)
(III)The twenty-eight Hindoo Lunar Mansions (Nakshatra) ( the Lunar Mansions are 28 divisions of the sky presumably selected as approximate “Moon stations” on successive nights.)
Image Size: 20.8 x 26.3 cm(8 x 10.3 Inches)
mount Size: 33 x 38 cm(12.9 x 14.9 Inches)
Fine Condition
Provenance: Property of a Goan collector

Keywords: Indian, India, Krishna, God, Mythological

About Artist

Thomas Maurice (1754 - 1824)

Maurice, an English divine and scholar, noted particularly for his studies of the antiquities of India, was born about 1755 at Hertford. His turn for historical studies had been fostered at University College by his distinguished tutor Lord…...Read More

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