"Woman Pulling Giant Aubergines from a Tree," Unknown Artist, probably Bengali, 19th century.

Here we have a watercolor done in the Kalighat style, from an area of the Bengal region of India....but it's unclear if this is actually from there or only done in the style. There's no provenance on this work and the identity and nationality of the artist are unknown.

Still...gardeners are harvesting their yields now, so this whimsical image is appropriate.

From the Wellcome Library, London.

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This c1930's #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting is now at National Gallery of Modern #Art #NewDelhi #India (#NGMA)

Painted by artist Jamini Roy (1887-1972), the most famous proponent of #Kalighat #Bengal Style of #Paintings which became popular with #British #European visitors to #Calcutta #Kolkata in the 1880's.

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This is not acceptable, on a #Caturday at least!
The #Huqqa Smoking King of Rats and his Rat Courtiers Torment a Captured #Cat (for eating a Prawn?) in this c1880 AD #Kalighat #Painting from #Calcutta (#Kolkata) #Bengal and now at British Library, #London UK.
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Born #OTD #OnThisDay in 1828 #RaniLaxmiBai in #Varanasi, the Queen of #Jhansi, #India.
Took part in the First War of Independence, in 1857.
Fought like a 'Man' against the #EastIndiaCompany and was killed in the war on 18th June, 1858 at #Gwalior following which her kingdom was annexed by the # British.
This 1885 #Kalighat painting from #Calcutta #Bengal is by an unknown artist and now with #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum, #UnitedKingdom.
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