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    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 97 9504 Nandalal Bose Pen and ink on paper

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Nandalal had some knowledge of pre-modern Indian painting styles early in his career and with the passage of time, he began to more intensively acquaint himself with its achievements. In this sketch, as in a previous identical one, he has reproduced the form of the deer from the 17th century murals of the Mattanchery Palace in Cochin by studying the works of old masters.