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Siddhalakshmi
Goddess of Power
Nepal; Inscription date 1694
Pigment on cloth
Rubin Museum of Art
C2006.42.1 (HAR 89039)

The inscription written at the lower left of this painting reads:
“Oh mother goddess, cast compassionate eyes upon my children. This is a respectful request to you from me, Shri Gangadhara Sharma.” Samvat 814 [1694].
-Hugo Krieger


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