Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Unknown artist (Company style), nineteenth century, Indian
Title:
Widow with the Burning Corpse of her Husband Becoming a Sati, Patna
Date:
between 1820 and 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 22 3/4 inches (40.3 × 57.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B2017.18.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | widow | pyre | crowd | horses (animals) | elephants (animals) | genre subject
Associated Places:
Patna | Bihar | India
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:74340