Matsyagandha

MATSYAGANDHA: Shantanu, the father of Bhishma, went on a hunting trip and reached a forest on the banks of the Ganga. He was enamored with the smell of musk wafting in the air. He went in search of the source of the fragrance and reached the cottage of a fisherman and saw a girl Matsyagandha. Shantanu fell in love with Matsyagandha.

This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma, Matsyagandha is seen ferrying Shantanu across the Ganga. Shantanu is attired in Royal splendour with his horse swimming in the river beside the boat.