Shakuntala Patra-lekhan
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma
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Shakuntala Patra-lekhan is an 1876 painting by Raja Ravi Varma. The work depicts Shakuntala laying on grass, writing a letter to her lover Dushyanta. The work had won praise for Ravi Varma when it was presented at the Madras Fine Arts Exhibition of 1876.[1][2] Later acquired by the Duke of Buckingham, the painting was subsequently used in the English translation of Kalidasa's Shakuntalam.[1][3]
| Shakuntala Patralekhan | |
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| Artist | Raja Ravi Varma |
| Year | 1876 |
| Type | Oil on Canvas |
