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Painting of a blue figure in yellow clothes fighting a white creature in a green forest, with cowherds and cattle watching and clouds with figures above.

Krishna slaying a demon with the aid of a cow, is watched by several cowherds with Indian deities in the distance. Gouache painting, ca. 1800.

A gouache painting shows a blue-skinned figure in yellow garments striking a white demon-bull in a wooded landscape. Cowherds watch from the right beside grazing cattle, while small figures of deities float in clouds above.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1800
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2781 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
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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