Dhruva with family, Manaku

Dhruva at home with his family indian, pahari about 1740 attributed to manaku (indian, about 1700–1760) object place: guler, punjab hills, india dimensions overall: 21. 7 x 32. 5cm (8 9/16 x 12 13/16in. ) other (image only): 17. 5 x 28cm (6 7/8 x 11in. ) accession number 63. 146 medium or technique opaque watercolor and gold on paper not on view collections asia classifications paintings inscription reverse: at top, in devanagari, six lines quoting the bhavagata purana, 4th skandha, chapter 8, as part of "dhruvacarita" provenance given to the mfa in 1963 by the descendants of john carter coolidge. Credit line john gardner coolidge collection.