AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF KRISHNA MILKING A COW
North India, Rajasthan, early to mid-19th century. Ink, gold, and watercolors on paper. Finely painted with Krishna milking a cow as his foster-mother Yashoda looks on, a smaller white bull standing foursquare between the two, in a palace terrace. The background with lotus rising from the Ganges.

Provenance: From a South German private collection, assembled during the 1970s. The reverse inscribed, 'No 54. 15 x 211/2 cm'. The reverse of the mounting inscribed, '69'.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, minor soiling, few small tears to edges, few minor losses, possibly minor touchups.

Dimensions: Image size 18.5 x 25 cm, Size incl. frame 23.5 x 32 cm

Literature comparison: Compare a related painting, also depicting Krishna milking a cow, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number D.389-1889.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related painting depicting Krishna playing the flute as a gopi milks a cow, dated 1820-1840 and attributed to Jaipur, at Sotheby's New York in Asian Art on 8 March 2017, sold for USD 8,750.