STC140555 The sage Shuku Deva addressing King Parikshit & a group of Sadhus, c.1760, (gouache on paper) by Mughal School (18th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sadhus are Hindu yogis or learned men; King Parikshit a mythological figure who had 7 days to live and achieved spiritual liberation by listening to the sage Shuku Deva or Shukadev preaching the discourse on Shrimad Bhagwat continuously; by Kishengarh, Rajasthan, in the mannered style developed by Nihal Chand;); The Stapleton Collection; Indian, out of copyright.