KISAN DAS<br/>
<em>Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah and companions playing Holi on elephants in a street</em> (1844) <!-- (recto) --><br />

opaque watercolour and gold paint on paper<br />
48.7 x 66.8 cm (image) 54.3 x 69.2 cm (sheet)<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Felton Bequest, 1980<br />
AS51-1980<br />

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NGV Conservator, Ruth Shervington, talks about the delicate conservation process of NGV’s treasured Indian court paintings, some of the most richly decorated and exquisitely detailed paintings in the history of art.