Krishna and Radha, North India, Rajasthan or Pahari school, late 19th - early 20th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting the god Krishna, richly adorned and crowned, and his consort Radha, whom he holds by the shoulder and one hand, under a tree on whose branch the goddess is clinging. The scene, complete with gopi, is encircled by an orange border. On the back, handwritten line in ink "Chixno enleve Rada fille de Briguoban et Epouse du berger Rajangnoti" (Chixno kidnaps Rada, daughter of Briguoban and wife of shepherd Rajangnoti) and pencil sketch depicting the divine couple. Page size: 25.4 x 20 cm; painting size: 20 x 14.3 cm Discreet stains and folds.