Public-domain art from Northern India

149 public-domain plates · 1st century BCE to 19th century · 13 attributed

• Dagger with Tiger-Head Pommel India18th/19th century
• Page from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) (verso) Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s)1520–1607
• Folio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto) Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s)1520–1607
• Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778)c. 1730–40
• Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778)c. 1730–40
• Mercury (Budha), from a Mandi Astrology Series Sanju (Indian, active late 1700s–early 1800s)c. 1810
• Taurus, from a "Mandi Astrology Series" Sanju (Indian, active late 1700s–early 1800s)c. 1810
• Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis (narrative poems): Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s)Text c. 1500–1520; painting, borders, and illuminations added 1603–7 Text copied by Sultan-Ali Mashhadi (Persian, active early 1500s) for Badi al-Zaman Mirza, ruler of Herat Painted insets and borders by Mushfiq (Indian, active 1580s–early 1600s) Text copied in Herat Painting, borders, and illuminations made in the Deccan for Mughal minister Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan
• Goddess standing on a mountaintop Master of the court of Mandi (Indian)c. 1720
• King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvation, from the “Fifth Basohli Bhagavata Purana” Fattu (Indian)c. 1760–70
• Tiered Court Scene Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)c. 1735
• Sakhi persuades Radha to meet Krishna, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva Purkhu (Indian, 1750–1860)c. 1820–25
• Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016)1870s
• Radha and Hindu God Krishna celebrating the festival Holi c. 1800–1810
• Kali and Devi attack, from a Devi Mahatmya c. 1840
• Krishna vanquishing King Bana, from an Usha-Aniruddha c. 1840
• The Approach of Krishna. Page from a Rasamanjari c. 1660–70
• Radha and Krishna seated on a balcony c. 1760
• Radha and Krishna's reconciliation c. 1790–1800
• Krishna and Balarama taking the cattle out to graze, from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1780–90
• Krishna reaching for the moon c. 1820
• Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili c. 1590
• Head of Kubera 200s CE
• Lovers Parting, Page from a Book of Fables c. 1590–95
• Shalabhanjika (Woman and Tree) 300s–400s CE
• Standing Vishnu late 500s
• Vishnu Battles Madhu and Kaitabha, from a Markandeya Purana c. 1760
• Lovers parting, page from a book of fables c. 1590–95
• Shiva under trees c. 1780
• Seated Buddha 400–430 CE
• Lotus-blossom petal canopy c. 1600
• Head of a Rishi c. 125–150 CE
• The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika c. 1734–50
• Kali attacking Nisumbha c. 1740
• Dipak Raga, One of the Thirty-Six Melodies (Ragamala): Personifying Love c. 1690
• Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara 700s
• Head of a Yaksha c. 125 BCE
• Tantric Devi on Shiva, from a Mandi Devi Series c. 1810
• Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata c. 1615
• Krishna’s longing for Radha, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva c. 1820–25
• An amorous couple, probably Raja Mahendra Pal of Basohli with a favorite queen c. 1810
• A couple seated against two pillows engaged in sex, from an erotic series c. 1700–1710
• Toilette of Radha c. 1810–20
• Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1725–30
• Durga Slaying Mahisha c. 1700–1710
• Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayana c. 1700–25
• Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayana c. 1700–1725
• Kali on Shiva, from a Tantric Devi Series c. 1810
• Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan c. 1780–90
• Nanda and the elders, page from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1525–40
• Kamsa deploys Akrura and Keshi to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1830
• Akrura and Kritavarma flee Dvaraka, page from the "Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana" c. 1760–65
• Durga Slaying Mahisha c. 1830
• King Vikrama summons Madhava, folio 15 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala c. 1720
• A group of women in ecstasy before Madhava, folio 4 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala c. 1720
• A heroine waiting for her lover: Vasakasajja Nayika, from the "Nurpur" Rasikapriya c. 1750
• Stone sculptures in a Shiva temple c. 1710
• Raja Hari Sen of Mandi c. 1650
• Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah c. 1700
• Princess smoking a hookah c. 1760
• Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana c. 1700
• Devi Shrine c. 1810
• Madhava faces a man holding a scale, folio 1 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala c. 1720
• Madhava plays his vina before five women drawing water from a well, folio 3 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala c. 1720
• Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape c. 1755
• A Mandi royal family member receives a noble c. 1700–1720
• Women worshiping a Shiva linga: Devagandhari Ragini of Hindol Raga, from a Ragamala c. 1700
• Palace women enjoy music by the side of a cascade c. 1780
• Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent c. 1700
• Rumal with Rama and Krishna scenes 1700s
• Falcon c. 1770
• Shamsher Sen of Mandi with a youth 1760–70
• Divine couple seated in a lotus blossom early 1800s
• Monolithic Pillar 600s–700s
• Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana c. 1700–1725
• Raja Sansar Chand attacking Kangra Fort after 1782
• Adoration of young Krishna c. 1720–25
• Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala c. 1680–90
• The Morning Toilette 1810–25
• Taking of the toll, Dana-Lila c. 1760
• Seated Buddha 200s CE
• Lion 100s–200s CE
• Shiva and Devi on Gajasura's hide c. 1675–80
• Heroine with attendant and a pair of deer c. 1710–20
• Male Fertility Divinity, Possibly Shiva c. 120–200 CE
• Raja Bikram Singh of Guler smoking a hookah c. 1678–90
• The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika c. 1760–65
• Descent of the Ganges c. 1700–1710
• Krishna celebrates Holi c. 1770
• Krishna Awaiting Radha c. 1750–60
• Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna c. 1770
• Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear Allies, from the Yuddha Kanda (Book of the War) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) c. 1765
• The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg) c. 1820–30
• Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana c. 1700–1725
• Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir c. 1830–40
• The Holy Family c. 1620s
• Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest c. 1830
• Standing Shiva Mahadeva 700s
• Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean c. 1680
• The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier 1602–4
• Rama’s brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, from Chapter 77 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) c. 1775–80
• The Marriage of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, page from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1525–40
• Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the "Bala Kanda" (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) c. 1810
• Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duel, folio 10 from the Kishkindha Kanda (Book of Kishkindha) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) c. 1700–1720
• Attendant Bearing a Fly Whisk (Chauri) c. 100–150 CE
• Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and courtiers c. 1783
• Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series c. 1765
• Head of Buddha 400s CE
• Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana c. 1700
• Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a dais c. 1707
• Standing Buddha 400s CE
• Hindola Raga c. 1790–1800
• Portrait of a man late 1700s
• Surmananda Ragaputra of Hindol, from a Ragamala c. 1750
• Kausa Ragaputra of Malkos, from a Ragamala c. 1750
• Head of Vishnu 400s CE
• Royal Women Celebrating Diwali c. 1760
• Seated Yaksha 300s CE
• Patamanjari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala c. 1740–50
• Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah with his brother and son c. 1700
• Pediment with the Face of Glory (Kirti-mukha) c. 1000s
• Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) c. 1725
• Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila c. 1790
• Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines 1700s
• Amorous Couple (Mithuna) 400s
• A saddled horse c. 1750
• Pradyumna and Samvara fight with maces, from the "Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana" c. 1760–65
• Raja with his beloved c. 1790–1800
• Krishna returns with the cowherds to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1830
• Royal lovers watching rain clouds: The month of Bhadon, from a Barahmasa c. 1790
• The lovelorn heroine, from a Sat Sai of Bihari 1780–90
• Radha's hair being dressed c. 1790–1800
• Krishna being dressed in women’s clothes for the spring festival Holi c. 1790
• Railing Pillar with a Yakshi (Female Nature Divinity) c. 125–50 CE
• Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran c. 1800
• Krishna summoning the cows c. 1780–90
• The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Madhya Svadhinapatika Nayika, from a Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta c. 1710
• Augury of the crow (Vasakasajja Nayika) c. 1800
• Portrait of a man c. 1700
• Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti c. 1790–1800
• River Goddess Ganga c. 700
• Seated Shakyamuni Buddha c. 120 CE
• Standing Buddha 591
• The heroine who waits anxiously for her absent lover (Utka Nayika) c. 1800
• Durga Destroying the Buffalo Demon 800s–900s
• King Bana in his court, from an Usha-Aniruddha c. 1760–70
• King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayana c. 1700–1725
• Kamakandala dies on hearing the news of Madhava’s death, folio 19 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala of Alam c. 1720
• Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna River, from a Bhagavata Purana c. 1525–40