Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)

Nainsukh, ca. 1785–90

Artist

Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)

Date

ca. 1785–90

Culture or place

India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)

Medium

Ochre on paper

Size

Image (sight): 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.6 cm) Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed