Hiranyakashipu commands his demon warriors to threaten and injure Prahlada. Preparatory drawing from the ‘Small Bhagavata Purana’ Series, by Attributed to Manaku, ca. 1740–50
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Hiranyakashipu commands his demon warriors to threaten and injure Prahlada. Preparatory drawing from the ‘Small Bhagavata Purana’ Series

Attributed to Manaku

ca. 1740–50

Medium
Brush drawing on paper
Classification
Drawings
Dimensions
Image: 8 11/16 × 12 5/8 in. (22 × 32 cm)
Culture
India, Guler, Himachal Pradesh
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art