English: Subhadra, the half sister of Krishna, drives a chariot away from Dwarka with Arjuna and Krishna inside. Krishna is helping his half-sister and uncle elope to Indrapastha; it is she who controls the chariot in order to convince the disapproving family that she was not abducted.

• Object types=popular print album
• Materials=textile paper
• Techniques=lithograph
• Production person=Printed by Chore Bagan Art Studio
• Production place=Printed in Calcutta (Asia,South Asia,India,West Bengal,Calcutta)
• Date=1895 (circa)

• Inscriptions

1. Inscription Content: Printed at the Chore Bagan Art Studio.

24, Bhoobun Banerjee's Lane, Calcutta.

subhadra-haran (Hindi), Title, and numbered 60

• Dimensions

1. Height: 41 centimetres (sheet)
2. Width: 30.5 centimetres (sheet)

• Curator's comments=The Chore Bagan studio produced popular prints for the mass market comparable to those being created at the larger Calcutta Art Studio. Lithography was gaining momentum as a medium for picture production in the 1870s, and the Chore Bagan studio, located in Bhoobun Bannerjee’s Lane, Calcutta, was active in the 1880s and 1890s. Images produced include depictions of Kali, the fight between Rama and Ravana, as well as prints depicting the followers of Chaitanya. Hand-written captions in English have been added to the Bengali letter-press of the majority (some letterpress also in Hindi). The majority of the prints in this album were produced in Calcutta and reflect Bengal devotional cults; the final four prints were published by the Ravi Varma Press from Lonavla, c. 1910.

See Christopher Pinney, 'Photos of the Gods' London 2004 for a comprehensive account of nineteenth century popular prints in India.

• Acquisition date=2003
• Acquisition name=Funded by Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund Purchased from John Randall
• Acquisition notes=Acquired by the vendor in a library sale in the UK.