RAVI VARMA TRADEMARK (LOWER RIGHT) RAVI VARMA PRESS, BOMBAY, 20TH CENTURY

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Lakshmi and Garuda bearing Vishnu and his wives Ravi Varma trademark (lower right) Ravi Varma Press, Bombay, 20th century Color lithograph, metallic thread, fabric and sequins 20 1/8 x 14¼ in. (51 x 36 cm.) each (3)

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In 1893, Ravi Varma established the first printing press in India, known as the Ravi Varma Oleographic and Chromolithographic Printing Workshop, with the help of German printer, Fritz Schleischer.

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