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Gouache painting of a crowned female figure drawing a bow while seated on a horse made of five women against a pale background.

Rati, Hindu goddess of love, shooting arrows with a bow while seated on a horse formed from five women. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A female figure in a red and green garment and tall crown draws a bow with an arrow while seated atop a horse formed from five women. The women, in red, blue and green dress, crouch and lie together in a tangled arrangement against a pale background and a brown ground line. The gouache has soft, flat colour and fine gold-toned detailing.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Composite drawings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2670 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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

Español: Rati, diosa del amor, disparando un arco desde un caballo de cinco mujeres

Una figura femenina con vestido rojo y verde y una corona alta tensa un arco con una flecha mientras está sentada sobre un caballo formado por cinco mujeres. Las mujeres, vestidas de rojo, azul y verde, se agachan y se recuestan juntas en una disposición enredada. La gouache tiene colores suaves y planos, con detalles finos en tonos dorados.

Português: Rati, deusa do amor, atirando com arco sobre um cavalo de cinco mulheres

Uma figura feminina com vestido vermelho e verde e uma coroa alta puxa um arco com uma flecha, sentada sobre um cavalo formado por cinco mulheres. As mulheres, vestidas de vermelho, azul e verde, agacham-se e deitam-se juntas em um arranjo emaranhado. A guache tem cores suaves e chapadas, com detalhes finos em tons dourados.

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