Datia, second half 18th century. A painting depicting a The Early Life Of Krishna from the Bhagavata Purana,depicting the ogre sent by Khamsa at Vrindavan, Sukadeva, the sage, reciting the purana in a pavilion to King Parikshit at the top, explanatory inscriptions in devanagari, gouache with gold on paper. mounted and framed . Size: 24.8 cm x 37.2 cm (9.76 inches x 14.64 inches). There are several other pages from the series in public and private collections. See Sotheby s New York, 22 March 2002, lot 25 for an example from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection. Others are in the Ashmolean Museum and the Metzger Collection, see Joachim Bautze, Lotosmond und LoewenrittStuttgart 1991, p.50-51Provenance: Michel Rade Collection, France