Krishna killing the crane demon Bakasura. Preparatory drawing for Bhagavata Purana series

family of Manaku, ca. 1780–90

Artist

family of Manaku (Indian, ca. 1780–1790)

Date

ca. 1780–90

Culture or place

India, Guler, Himachal Pradesh

Medium

Brush drawing with opaque white on paper

Size

Image: 9 in. × 11 1/8 in. (22.9 × 28.2 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (23.2 × 30.2 cm)

Type

Drawings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed