Matsya, the man-fish and first avatara of vishnu who came to recover the vedas which had been snatched from Brahma by shankasura during the universal flood [slides]  Victoria and Albert Museum 

 - London  Victoria and Albert Museum 
 - 1 Slide  Col.  ill  35mm. 
 - Art of India Collection from Victoria and Albert Museum .
<br/><br/> IGNCA slides collection, cross reference Art of India: Paintings and Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum,p.129 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Painting-Tamil Nadu (India)-1825 A.D<br/>Avatars<br/>Company painting-Trichinopoly<br/>Matsya<br/>Vishnu (Hindu deity)<br/>Brahma (Hindu deity)<br/>Incarnation (Vishnu)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>V&A  / IM 432-1923