A Tamil Lady Playing the Swarbat, Raja Ravi Varma, 1874

The tamil lady playing the swarbat by raja ravi varma is a later copy by the artist himself of a painting first painted in 1874. The painting in 1874 was exhibited at the madras fine art society exhibition and was thereafter gifted by the maharaja of travancore to the prince of wales (later king edward vii) during this trip to india in 1875. Object Type: painting. Date: 1874. Dimensions: height: 88 cm (34.6 in); width: 71 cm (27.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Ravi Varma-Lady playing the swarbat