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View of Mutura, on the River Jumna (Abbey 420 no.98; Archer III, pl.22)
hand-coloured aquatint, April 1803 [watermarked 'J.Whatman 1809'], thick paper, lower margin close-shaved to plate-mark.
P.490 x 650mm.
2 February 1789: "This view from the ancient town of Mutura is taken from a garden on the opposite of the river Jumna"
Mathura, believed to be the birthplace of Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, was an important centre of Hindu pilgrimage.
hand-coloured aquatint, April 1803 [watermarked 'J.Whatman 1809'], thick paper, lower margin close-shaved to plate-mark.
P.490 x 650mm.
2 February 1789: "This view from the ancient town of Mutura is taken from a garden on the opposite of the river Jumna"
Mathura, believed to be the birthplace of Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, was an important centre of Hindu pilgrimage.