Watercolour: a white monkey-faced figure flies upside down holding a green leafy mountain above a green-skinned man and a yellow-clad reclining figure with a bow.

Hanuman carries a mountain of healing herbs, Kalighat watercolour

A white, nude-bodied flying figure with a monkey face holds up a large green mountain of foliage at the top of the frame. Below, a green-skinned seated man with a crown and a yellow-clad reclining figure lie amid a bow and arrows against a pale background, in a Kalighat-style watercolour.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]
Medium: Watercolors Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2466 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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